THE ANGRY WHALE

a web zine by columbia sc photographer sean rayford

Superchunk praises Soda City dance moves at Jam Room Music Fest

October 12, 2014
"The drums exploded and our amps are down, but Mathew's got it wired and we're coming around." The sounds of Superchunk - champions of DIY indie pop rock from Chapel Hil...
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South Carolina State Fair Gracefully Kicks Off 2014 Season

October 09, 2014
Fascinated by the organization of shapes and colors and avid observer of human behavior - the fair for me is heaven. There's a special electricity that develops when you...
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Unprepared Photographer Brings Dead Batteries to Wounded Tongue

September 25, 2014
If I'm gonna shoot flash photography at a show, I'm typically using one or two remotely fired Nikon SB600 flash units. They are the cheapest Speedlight Nikon produces. No...
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US Congressman Joe Wilson Eats Donut Outside Gas Station

September 23, 2014
I once had a donut problem. It began as a grade schooler in Mt. Airy, MD when I participated in a community pool swim-a-thon. As I was nearing my goal in the pool, all I...
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Dance Party Erupts on Main St. During Pride Fest

September 22, 2014
On Saturday afternoon the South Carolina community celebrated the annual Pride Fest by turning Main Street in the capital city into a dance party. It seemed as though eve...
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Friday Night Lights: South Carolina HS Football Enters Week Five

September 19, 2014
Last Friday I found a seat on the River Bluff team bus on a trip to Fort Mill High for a match-up against a team that racked up 70 points the previous week against their...
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Roaming the Sidelines at the Palmetto Capital City Classic

September 16, 2014
On the final weekend of August I had a newspaper assignment to photograph the Palmetto Capital City Classic, the season starting showdown between two of South Carolina's...
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South Carolina Weathers Dawgfight - "Season not Over"

September 15, 2014
About the time the game was supposed to kickoff against Georgia on Saturday I was hiding from the rain under one of the ramps near the North end-zone of Williams-Brice St...
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Soda Citizen: Bakari Lebby at Diarrhea Planet

September 14, 2014
I met up with Bakari before the Diarrhea Planet show at Art Bar the other week. Before I could get the questions rolling, he mentioned his previous experiences with the m...
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The Creative Process, Uncertainty, and the clempson Taters

September 10, 2014
For twenty years I've been stumbling around photography and the creative process and until recently, I've been pretty clueless about the guts of the machine. Last year, I...
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