Sean Rayford 9/19/25 Sean Rayford 9/19/25

What is Composition?

This lesson in photography and composition has 20 sections and four quick wins at the end. By photojournalist Sean Rayford

Sean Rayford 4/30/25 Sean Rayford 4/30/25

Banana Ball in Clemson, SC

Banana Ball Sports Photography

Sean Rayford 1/23/25 Sean Rayford 1/23/25

South Carolina Snow Day(s)

Photos from a rare snow storm blanketing Columbia, Cayce, Florence and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Sean Rayford 10/28/24 Sean Rayford 10/28/24

Jam Room Music Fest

Real Estate, Of Montreal, Ted Leo and more perform at the annual music festival in Columbia, SC.

Sean Rayford 3/18/24 Sean Rayford 3/18/24

St. Pat's Photo Report

Feeling lucky in Columbia, SC

Sean Rayford 1/21/24 Sean Rayford 1/21/24

DeSantis drops out (update)

Ron DeSantis in South Carolina

Sean Rayford 12/25/23 Sean Rayford 12/25/23

125 + US Photojournalists on Instagram

Photojournalists and documentary photographers active on Instagram

Sean Rayford 7/5/23 Sean Rayford 7/5/23

Fourth of July Photo Diary: Columbia, SC

Celebrating Independence Day in the Soda City (Photos)

Sean Rayford 1/2/22 Sean Rayford 1/2/22

NYE at NBT

Annual NYE show returns

Sean Rayford 11/25/21 Sean Rayford 11/25/21

On Assignment: Arbery's Killers Guilty

Brunswick community reacts to jury verdict

Sean Rayford 11/21/21 Sean Rayford 11/21/21

On assignment: Auburn vs. South Carolina

Gamecocks win 21-17

Sean Rayford 11/11/21 Sean Rayford 11/11/21

Photos: Veterans Day Parade

Columbia, SC

Sean Rayford 7/10/21 Sean Rayford 7/10/21

SC7 Expedition

30 adventures in 30 days

Sean Rayford 10/4/20 Sean Rayford 10/4/20

In Defense of Statues

All Statues Matter

Sean Rayford 6/25/20 Sean Rayford 6/25/20

Calhoun statue removed from Marion Square

Removing slavery defender, a marathon ordeal

Sean Rayford 5/2/20 Sean Rayford 5/2/20

“Covid-19 haircut is why I'm wearing a hat.”

ReopenSC Protestors return to capital city

Sean Rayford 4/14/20 Sean Rayford 4/14/20

Tornadoes slam South Carolina

“We crawled out from under that rubble”

Sean Rayford 4/1/20 Sean Rayford 4/1/20

Canceled: A Southern Portrait Pt. III

“It came to a grinding halt.”

Sean Rayford 3/3/20 Sean Rayford 3/3/20

First in the South

The circus comes to town.

Sean Rayford 1/21/20 Sean Rayford 1/21/20

King Day at the Dome - 2020

Presidential Candidates flock to South Carolina, an early voting state in the primary season.

Photo Stories from the American South