Quentin Blais is a Maine-based multimedia journalist. He earned a BA in journalism with a minor in photography at DePaul University in Chicago. He is currently a reporter for the Maine Trust for Local News, covering stories in western Maine. He served as the photo editor and chief photographer of the DePaulia, DePaul's student-led newspaper, throughout college. He has over nine years of experience in photography and four years in photojournalism. He previously worked at 13 WREX as an intern, covering stories in the Rockford region of northern Illinois. Quentin's family ran his hometown newspaper, The Marengo-Union Times, growing up, so he was exposed to the world of media from a young age.

He has worked as a freelance journalist in his free time and has had stories published in the Portland Press Herald, Rockford Register Star and Block Club Chicago.

Quentin focuses much of his personal reporting on environmental issues. He has spent time on the Illinois River covering invasive carp and mornings in the woods of northern Illinois covering birders. He spends his free time developing photos in his at-home darkroom or hiking out in nature.

Maine Trust for Local News published works here
DePaulia published works here