THE ANGRY WHALE

a web zine by columbia sc photographer sean rayford

Unicorn Hunting in the Peninsula State

December 23, 2014
It's seven eleven when I first walk past Froggy's Saloon on Main Street in Daytona Beach on Monday morning. To my surprise, the front door is open and I can make out a fe...
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Don't Sink Just Yet Florida - I'm Not Done With You

December 22, 2014
I like swamps, spring break, Tim Tebow and Hot Water Music. And despite lots of my friends giving hell to the entire state, I like Florida and came real close to becoming...
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I Love Spanish Moss - Beaufort, SC

December 16, 2014
Over fifteen years ago I looked out over the scene above as Hurricane Floyd tossed the sailboats around like little toys in a child's bathtub. I sat on the front steps of...
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"This is just a perpendicular line to the grain"

December 04, 2014
As a freelance photographer, I end up shooting for a lot of different entities. From the university, a greek organization, the daily newspaper, the weekly newspaper, the...
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In Photos: Turkey Day in Chucktown

December 01, 2014
Just after the sun rose over the Atlantic on Thanksgiving morning I parked downtown on King Street in Charleston, South Carolina. I had about five hours to wander around...
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Columbia, SC Responds to Michael Brown Decision - Photos

November 26, 2014
About a hundred people gathered at the foot of a thirty foot christmas tree and a confederate flag on Tuesday evening at the South Carolina statehouse the day following a...
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Tiger Burn - Thousands Cheer as Tater's Head Falls Off

November 25, 2014
As the orange glow of the flaming feline lit up the crowd at Tiger Burn last night, a most surreal feeling swept over me. I looked through the viewfinder and staring back...
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Soda Citizen: Brian Timmons of fk mt.

November 21, 2014
Sean: Draw me something in this space in five minutes or less. Brian: Anything? Yea. Goddamnit. Anything as long as it would be acceptable... ...To put on your w...
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Vista Lights Reminds Us it's Time to Buy Gifts

November 21, 2014
If you were traveling around downtown Columbia last night and were detoured from your usual route, you can blame the annual Vista Lights celebration. Or maybe you went in...
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