Mary (Muckenhoupt) Roy started at the Gloucester Daily Times in August 2004 as a part-time photographer. Fresh out of college with a degree in photography from Salem State University, she was successful in landing two part-time photographer positions around the same time, one with the Salem News and the other with the GDT. Roy remembers driving around hoping to capture a compelling moment or scene for her early assignments. It wasn’t long before she found that she excelled at photographing children. No matter what the assignment, she seemed to find a child in the crowd doing something touching or comical. Newspapers are regularly filled with unpleasant stories, so she liked the idea of showing the softer side of life on Cape Ann. Roy soon became full-time at the paper and remained a staff photographer for the GDT until 2011. 

Manchester, MA 2004. Kiersten Wood, left, of Beverly enjoys an ice-cream with her sister Paige, right, from Captain Dusty's in Manchester Wednesday afternoon.

Manchester, MA 2004. Row boats tied up all in a row at Tucks Point in Manchester Wednesday afternoon.

Rockport, MA 2004. Manchester Essex field hockey players cheer for a win against Rockport before the game played at Rockport High.

Gloucester, MA 2004. Torrie Troensegaard of Gloucester gets pulled on her sled by her her two dogs Thor and Sasha at Stage Fort Park.

Gloucester, MA 2005. Beach goers were quick to neglect posted signs and a blocked entrance when using the footbridge to Good Harbor Beach.

Gloucester, MA 2005. Archbishop of Boston Sean O'Malley blesses the the boats in Gloucester Harbor during the ceremonial Blessing of the Fleet.

Gloucester, MA 2005. Ellen Bevins of Gloucester takes her coffee from the drive through of the Dunkin Donuts on Washington Street.

Gloucester, MA 2005. Amby Moody of Gloucester plays "Embraceable You" along with the band members that make up the Cape Ann Community Band while rehearsing at the American Legion Hall for their final concert at the Gentile Bandstand.

Manchester, MA 2005. Coleman Kanishane, right, and Alexander Beckmann, left, enjoy their morning fishing with their dads in Manchester Harbor. A few minutes later Coleman caught a skate, looked at it for a few minutes with Alexander and then threw in back into the harbor.

Manchester, MA 2005. Alice Schwechheimer of Essex counts the ducks on her fingers that swim by at Manchester Harbor. Alice had attracted many ducks because she had been feeding them cereal with her parents.

Manchester, MA 2005. Rowan Schanley of Essex, tries to reach to the top of the tree but is short a few feet while looking at Christmas trees with her grandparents, Carole and Darvins Schanley of Manchester, at the Boy Scout Troop No. 3 annual Christmas tree sale at the Scout House on School Street.