Sean Rayford
@seanrayford.bsky.social
Freelance photojournalist and commercial photographer based in Columbia, South Carolina. (Getty Images / NYT / WaPo / AP)
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www.seanrayford.com
www.sodacitizen.com
https://youtube.com/@seanrayford?si=PpUWGFCrHJahUqh5
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)
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.
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)
Headed south yesterday on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina at Courthouse Valley Overlook
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Headed south yesterday on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina at Courthouse Valley Overlook
First image is Thursday night's 8pm update. Second image is Friday morning update for 2am. More than a week out from any possible US mainland impacts, No worries yet, but something to keep an eye on.
Invest 91
* Formation chance through 48 hrs: .60%.
* Formation chance through 7 days:.90%.
Invest 91
* Formation chance through 48 hrs: .60%.
* Formation chance through 7 days:.90%.
September 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
First image is Thursday night's 8pm update. Second image is Friday morning update for 2am. More than a week out from any possible US mainland impacts, No worries yet, but something to keep an eye on.
Invest 91
* Formation chance through 48 hrs: .60%.
* Formation chance through 7 days:.90%.
Invest 91
* Formation chance through 48 hrs: .60%.
* Formation chance through 7 days:.90%.
August 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 18 days.
August 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 18 days.
October 4, 2015 - Columbia, SC
NEW PHOTO ZINE
Aftermath: Ten Years Documenting the Biggest Storms in the American South
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NEW PHOTO ZINE
Aftermath: Ten Years Documenting the Biggest Storms in the American South
www.sodacitizen.com/aftermath-ph...
August 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
October 4, 2015 - Columbia, SC
NEW PHOTO ZINE
Aftermath: Ten Years Documenting the Biggest Storms in the American South
www.sodacitizen.com/aftermath-ph...
NEW PHOTO ZINE
Aftermath: Ten Years Documenting the Biggest Storms in the American South
www.sodacitizen.com/aftermath-ph...
To mark a decade covering the biggest storms in the American South, I’ve published this photo zine.
Aftermath
$15 each. S&H included. Signed and numbered.
www.sodacitizen.com/store/afterm...
Aftermath
$15 each. S&H included. Signed and numbered.
www.sodacitizen.com/store/afterm...
August 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
To mark a decade covering the biggest storms in the American South, I’ve published this photo zine.
Aftermath
$15 each. S&H included. Signed and numbered.
www.sodacitizen.com/store/afterm...
Aftermath
$15 each. S&H included. Signed and numbered.
www.sodacitizen.com/store/afterm...
The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 20 days
August 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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July 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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July 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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July 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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July 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Nine months ago today I hiked into Bat Cave in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The first people I met were the Sherrills, whose family pottery tool business was swept away by the Broad River. Here’s their story.
youtu.be/GnkhroXkHqU
youtu.be/GnkhroXkHqU
July 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Nine months ago today I hiked into Bat Cave in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The first people I met were the Sherrills, whose family pottery tool business was swept away by the Broad River. Here’s their story.
youtu.be/GnkhroXkHqU
youtu.be/GnkhroXkHqU
The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 65 days.
June 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 65 days.
This morning’s run
June 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This morning’s run
Hurricane Helene trashed North Carolina Rivers - Now What?
youtu.be/ECf1dwaSQPE
youtu.be/ECf1dwaSQPE
June 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hurricane Helene trashed North Carolina Rivers - Now What?
youtu.be/ECf1dwaSQPE
youtu.be/ECf1dwaSQPE
The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 70 days.
June 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 70 days.
New video about how freelance photojournalists get assignments (and how we don't).
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June 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
New video about how freelance photojournalists get assignments (and how we don't).
youtu.be/elrFb2h0zZM?...
youtu.be/elrFb2h0zZM?...
The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 75 days.
June 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 80 days.
June 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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June 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The deadline for the Angry Whale Photo Zine Awards is in 85 days.
Tim Walz at the South Carolina Democratic Party Convention in Columbia, SC/ 5.31.25. “All but two Republicans voted for this big and beautiful pile of bullshit. All but two. They voted for it, right before 3 a.m. Every heist needs the cover of darkness to get through.“ (📸 Sean Rayford for NYT)
June 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tim Walz at the South Carolina Democratic Party Convention in Columbia, SC/ 5.31.25. “All but two Republicans voted for this big and beautiful pile of bullshit. All but two. They voted for it, right before 3 a.m. Every heist needs the cover of darkness to get through.“ (📸 Sean Rayford for NYT)
Zines must be permanently bound with staples or another durable binding method.
- Priority will be given to zines created in South Carolina or by creators with ties to the state,
particularly those connected to the Richland County area.
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- Priority will be given to zines created in South Carolina or by creators with ties to the state,
particularly those connected to the Richland County area.
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June 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Zines must be permanently bound with staples or another durable binding method.
- Priority will be given to zines created in South Carolina or by creators with ties to the state,
particularly those connected to the Richland County area.
www.richlandlibrary.com/sites/defaul...
- Priority will be given to zines created in South Carolina or by creators with ties to the state,
particularly those connected to the Richland County area.
www.richlandlibrary.com/sites/defaul...