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Sean Rayford

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Freelance photojournalist and commercial photographer based in Columbia, South Carolina. (Getty Images / NYT / WaPo / AP) Runner 👟 www.seanrayford.com www.sodacitizen.com https://youtube.com/@seanrayford?si=PpUWGFCrHJahUqh5

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · Dec 19

"Imagine Indiana Jones with a camera and a mini camper, half world-changing photographer and half adventurer."

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 4h

Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.

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Complete Guide to Halloween in South Carolina (2025) — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South

Halloween in the Palmetto State

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 22h

My latest fall foliage report from Western North Carolina:

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NC Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Foliage Report — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South

Oct. 7-9, 2025

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 1d

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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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 1d

What to do in South Carolina: October 2025

Concerts, festivals and more.

What to do in South Carolina: October 2025 — Soda Citizen - Photo Stories from the South

Greenville, Columbia, Charleston and more

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 3d

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

Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 3d

What to do in South Carolina: October 2025

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

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 5d

A little from my Saturday. See yall next week.

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 8d

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

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

Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 8d

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.

Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 8d

What to do in South Carolina: October 2025

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

Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 10d

Halloween festivals, ghost tours, events and more in South Carolina.

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

Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 10d

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.

Free Photojournalism Course Updates

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 11d

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)

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 11d

Sarasota photojournalist Thomas Bender retires after 41 years. See some of his best work

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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.

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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 11d

"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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Sean Rayford @seanrayford.bsky.social · 11d

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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