Concert PhotoGraphy
the world of music by South Carolina photojournalist Sean Rayford
Photojournalist Sean Rayford (Photo by Kati Baldwin)
I started photographing bands in 1997 when I wrote about the Bloodhoound Gang for my high school newspaper. I photographed every band I could the summer after I graduated high school. I made a fake Rolling Stone press pass and saw Prince twice that year. For $10 total. Once, after Veruca Salt. That was 25 years ago. Here are more recent photo stories about musicians.
mewithoutYou farewell tour at New Brookland (2022)
New Year’s Eve at New Brookland Tavern (2022)
Flippants, Fk Mt. at Transmission Arcade (2022)
Grunge Prom at Cola Town Bike Co-Op (2022)
Imperial Triumphant at New Brookland Tavern (2023)
New Year’s Eve at New Brookland (2024)
St.Pat’s Fest in Five Points: Columnbia, SC (2024)
Jam Room Christmas Party at Art Bar (2024)
Jake Luhrs of August Burns Red (2022)
Sugar Ray at Meeting Street Festival - West Columbia, SC (2026)
New Brookland Tavern Moves to Five Points (2024)
More coming soon!