“Fear does not have the final say”

Police estimate 50,000+ in attendance

“If the brakes don't work, I’ll steer into the hay and it will stop me. And if the steering breaks, I'll just pull the brakes and that will stop me. And if I make it all the way down, then I pull the brakes at the finish line.”

Halloween in the Soda City (2022) - Photos by photojournalist Sean Rayford.

by SC photojournalist Sean Rayford

Steer wraslin and more at the Doko Rodeo

Sons of Confederate Veterans mark Confederate Memorial Day at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia.

The West Columbia Kinetic Derby Day — grits, floats, and human-powered vehicles on Meeting Street, brought to you by photojournalist Sean Rayford.