THE ANGRY WHALE

a web zine by columbia sc photographer sean rayford

Photos: Opening Night at the SC State Fair

October 12, 2017
Cameron’s favorite amusement ride at the SC State Fair is the Musik Express, a Matterhorn/Flying Bob style ride with the added bonus of blasting pop/dance hits. He likes...
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Photos: Last night with Manchester Orchestra & Tigers Jaw

October 07, 2017
Atlanta's Manchester Orchestra booked their first out of town gig in Columbia, SC and singer Andy Hull, along with his bandmates, Tigers Jaw (below) and Foxing (not pictu...
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Photo of the Day: "Brookland" Takes Shape in West Columbia

October 05, 2017
Construction workers build the $40 million mixed use "Brookland" project in West Columbia on Thursday, October 5, 2017. Apartments, shops, offices and restaurants, includ...
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Photos: Columbia responds to need in Puerto Rico

September 30, 2017
“One is running out of food and the other is running out of water,” says Yanira Rivera about family members who are battling conditions in Puerto Rico following Hurricane...
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Overnight shooting in Columbia's Vista at closing time

September 16, 2017
After talking with law enforcement outside of The Empire Supper Club on Lady St. in the Vista early Saturday morning, a man walked under crime scene tape and over to the...
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Photos: North Florida's fight with Hurricane Irma

September 14, 2017
Yesterday in Middleburg, Florida, covered in strands of Spanish Moss and various pieces of foliage, I paddled up to the residence of James Wade. Thirty six hours before,...
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Photos: Irma causes record flooding in Jacksonville, FL

September 12, 2017
Yesterday, after weathering Hurricane Irma in Daytona Beach, FL, I started driving towards the Tampa Bay area to see the the storm's effects closer to where it made landf...
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Photos: Blow-up doll "Judy" welcomes Hurricane Irma to Daytona Beach

September 11, 2017
Just before curfew was enacted due to Hurricane Irma yesterday in Daytona Beach, a blow-up doll named Judy, attached to dozens of balloons, came barreling down the beach...
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Photos: Hurricane Irma and Doyle at the Daytona Beach Pier

September 10, 2017
As Hurricane Irma migrated north, throwing bands of wind and rain across the sunshine state on Sunday, I encountered a local named Doyle at the pier in Daytona Beach. "I...
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Photos: Hurricane Irma approaches Daytona Beach

September 10, 2017
My folks have been living in Flagler County, Florida off and on for twenty years now. I spent a couple summers during college break living 30 minutes north of Daytona Bea...
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