5@50: A hero dog, a sale at Paul’s and a lost drone

Robyn Forrest and her dog Little Bit wait for the bus on Congress Street in Portland on Wednesday. Forrest said the beagle can warn her when she's about to have a seizure and can even press the button on her emergency alert bracelet. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Robyn Forrest and her dog Little Bit wait for the bus on Congress Street in Portland on Wednesday. Forrest said the beagle can warn her when she’s about to have a seizure and can even press the button on her emergency alert bracelet. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Here’s another five photos made on foot, with just a 50mm lens, with no crazy cropping and no Photoshop trickery. I call it 5@50. It’s a series I started in 2014 as a challenge to myself. See more from this series HERE.

Signs announce sale items at Paul's Food Center on Congress Street in Portland on Wednesday. The store plans to close its doors soon after the building in which it’s been housed since 1975 was sold to a pair of firms with ties to a popular indoor flea market. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

Signs announce sale items at Paul’s Food Center on Congress Street in Portland on Wednesday. The store plans to close its doors soon after the building in which it’s been housed since 1975 was sold to a pair of firms with ties to a popular indoor flea market. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

A paper sign on streetlight pole in Portland's West End on Wednesday seeks to reunite a drone and owner. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

A paper sign on streetlight pole in Portland’s West End on Wednesday seeks to reunite a drone and owner. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

A bike, locked to a fence in Portland's Monument Square, tells a story on Wednesday. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

A bike, locked to a fence in Portland’s Monument Square, tells a story on Wednesday. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

An abandoned cup floats in a mud puddle in Portland on Wednesday amid a constellation of other debris. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

An abandoned cup floats in a mud puddle in Portland on Wednesday amid a constellation of other debris. Troy R. Bennett | BDN

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About Troy R. Bennett

Troy R. Bennett is a Buxton native and longtime Portland resident whose photojournalism has appeared in media outlets all over the world.