Sean Rayford
@seanrayford.bsky.social
Freelance photojournalist and commercial photographer based in Columbia, South Carolina. (Getty Images / NYT / WaPo / AP)
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Sean Rayford
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· Dec 19
"Imagine Indiana Jones with a camera and a mini camper, half world-changing photographer and half adventurer."
Assignment #2 is now live in my free online photojournalism course.
For this moth's assignment we tell stories about folks helping our communities.
When we tell stories like this, we highlight good people doing good work, encourage others to help and provide resources for those looking for help.
For this moth's assignment we tell stories about folks helping our communities.
When we tell stories like this, we highlight good people doing good work, encourage others to help and provide resources for those looking for help.
Assignment Two (Due Dec. 3) — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Helping Hands
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November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Assignment #2 is now live in my free online photojournalism course.
For this moth's assignment we tell stories about folks helping our communities.
When we tell stories like this, we highlight good people doing good work, encourage others to help and provide resources for those looking for help.
For this moth's assignment we tell stories about folks helping our communities.
When we tell stories like this, we highlight good people doing good work, encourage others to help and provide resources for those looking for help.
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Hello Zine Librarians unConference day 2! www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025/ We're starting with Community Organizing with presenters Kelly Lindberg, Momo Mullings, Ana Rico, Al Cassada, and Leila Boukarim with live Spanish translation
Zine Librarians unConference 2025 | zinelibraries.info
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November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hello Zine Librarians unConference day 2! www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025/ We're starting with Community Organizing with presenters Kelly Lindberg, Momo Mullings, Ana Rico, Al Cassada, and Leila Boukarim with live Spanish translation
Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
Complete Guide to Halloween in South Carolina (2025) — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Halloween in the Palmetto State
www.sodacitizen.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
www.sodacitizen.com/home/what-to...
Concerts, festivals and more.
www.sodacitizen.com/home/what-to...
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025 — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and more
www.sodacitizen.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
www.sodacitizen.com/home/what-to...
Concerts, festivals and more.
www.sodacitizen.com/home/what-to...
Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
Complete Guide to Halloween in South Carolina (2025) — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Halloween in the Palmetto State
www.sodacitizen.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
Concerts, festivals and more.
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025 — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and more
www.sodacitizen.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
Concerts, festivals and more.
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
www.sodacitizen.com/home/what-to...
Concerts, festivals and more.
www.sodacitizen.com/home/what-to...
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025 — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and more
www.sodacitizen.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
www.sodacitizen.com/home/what-to...
Concerts, festivals and more.
www.sodacitizen.com/home/what-to...
A man washes blood off the steps at Willie’s Bar & Grill after an early morning shooting left at least four dead and 20 injured in St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Willie’s is just around the corner from the historic Penn Center. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
October 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A man washes blood off the steps at Willie’s Bar & Grill after an early morning shooting left at least four dead and 20 injured in St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Willie’s is just around the corner from the historic Penn Center. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Peak Fall Foliage Drive: Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
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October 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Peak Fall Foliage Drive: Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
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Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
www.sodacitizen.com/home//hallow...
www.sodacitizen.com/home//hallow...
Complete Guide to Halloween in South Carolina (2025) — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Halloween in the Palmetto State
www.sodacitizen.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
www.sodacitizen.com/home//hallow...
www.sodacitizen.com/home//hallow...
A video I made last year to help guide folks on their fall foliage trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
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Guide to fall foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina)
A photographer's guide to experiencing fall colors in the North Carolina Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We tackle spots like Black Balsam, Graveyard Fields, Asheville, Craggy Gardens, Mt.…
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October 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A video I made last year to help guide folks on their fall foliage trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
youtu.be/RVDDF_R_7vo
youtu.be/RVDDF_R_7vo
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
Concerts, festivals and more.
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025 — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and more
www.sodacitizen.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
Concerts, festivals and more.
Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
Complete Guide to Halloween in South Carolina (2025) — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Halloween in the Palmetto State
www.sodacitizen.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
Concerts, festivals and more.
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025 — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and more
www.sodacitizen.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
Concerts, festivals and more.
A little from my Saturday. See yall next week.
October 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A little from my Saturday. See yall next week.
A video I made last year to help guide folks on their fall foliage trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
youtu.be/RVDDF_R_7vo
youtu.be/RVDDF_R_7vo
Guide to fall foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina)
A photographer's guide to experiencing fall colors in the North Carolina Mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway. We tackle spots like Black Balsam, Graveyard Fields, Asheville, Craggy Gardens, Mt.…
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A video I made last year to help guide folks on their fall foliage trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
youtu.be/RVDDF_R_7vo
youtu.be/RVDDF_R_7vo
Dean Moses, Police Bureau Chief and photojournalist for amNewYork, seen in viral video where masked Ice shoved journalists to the ground, sending one to hospital, says the ICE statement in response to the incident is a “complete falsehood” during interview with Spectrum News.
October 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Dean Moses, Police Bureau Chief and photojournalist for amNewYork, seen in viral video where masked Ice shoved journalists to the ground, sending one to hospital, says the ICE statement in response to the incident is a “complete falsehood” during interview with Spectrum News.
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
Concerts, festivals and more.
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025 — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and more
www.sodacitizen.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
What to do in South Carolina: October 2025
Concerts, festivals and more.
Concerts, festivals and more.
Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
www.sodacitizen.com/home//hallow...
www.sodacitizen.com/home//hallow...
Complete Guide to Halloween in South Carolina (2025) — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South
Halloween in the Palmetto State
www.sodacitizen.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.
www.sodacitizen.com/home//hallow...
www.sodacitizen.com/home//hallow...
I'm launching a free online photojournalism course this weekend. With video and text based resources, a few quizzes and a final exam - it can be completed in an afternoon. I'll even personally grade a limited number of the final tests.
Here's how to get notified when the free course is live.
Here's how to get notified when the free course is live.
Free Photojournalism Course Updates
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October 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I'm launching a free online photojournalism course this weekend. With video and text based resources, a few quizzes and a final exam - it can be completed in an afternoon. I'll even personally grade a limited number of the final tests.
Here's how to get notified when the free course is live.
Here's how to get notified when the free course is live.
Saturday afternoon at Graveyard Fields along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. If you’re planning a fall foliage trip to southern Appalachia this season check out my first leaf peeping report of 2025 at my sodacitizen website. (Link in bio)
September 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Saturday afternoon at Graveyard Fields along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. If you’re planning a fall foliage trip to southern Appalachia this season check out my first leaf peeping report of 2025 at my sodacitizen website. (Link in bio)
Sarasota photojournalist Thomas Bender retires after 41 years. See some of his best work
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www.heraldtribune.com/picture-gall...
Sarasota photojournalist Thomas Bender retires after 41 years. See some of his best work
Thomas Bender took photos for the newspaper for more than four decades. See some of his best work.
www.heraldtribune.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Sarasota photojournalist Thomas Bender retires after 41 years. See some of his best work
www.heraldtribune.com/picture-gall...
www.heraldtribune.com/picture-gall...
"Bob Lynn created this grant to encourage photojournalists to pursue stories that expose the side of American society that tends to be under-covered and ignored."
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CFPs: The Bob and Millie Lynn Grant Program (US) - fundsforNGOs
Deadline: 31-Oct-2025 The Bob and Millie Lynn Grant Program encourages photojournalists to pursue stories that expose the side of American society that tends to be under-covered and ignored. The focus...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"Bob Lynn created this grant to encourage photojournalists to pursue stories that expose the side of American society that tends to be under-covered and ignored."
nppf.org/bob-lynn-gra...
nppf.org/bob-lynn-gra...
The photojournalist who learned under Eugene Smith and then found work in the film industry on the set of Taxi Driver and The Godfather.
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Documentary Explores Life and Work of Iconic Photographer Steve Schapiro
'His camera captured the soul of America.'
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September 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The photojournalist who learned under Eugene Smith and then found work in the film industry on the set of Taxi Driver and The Godfather.
petapixel.com/2025/09/29/w...
petapixel.com/2025/09/29/w...