Sean Rayford is a South Carolina photojournalist who has been documenting the Palmetto State since 1997. A 2001 graduate of the University of South Carolina, Rayford now freelances with Getty Images, The New York Times, The Associated Press and many others.

Rayford also offers personal photography lessons and in-person documentary photography workshops.
 

South Carolina PhotojournalistSouth Carolina Photojournalist - Children play in water from a fire hose at the conclusion of the Harper Street Bicycle Parade in Newberry, South Carolina July 4, 2023. The Independence Day event debuted in 2002, when a neighborhood mother, Kirsten Lindsay, wanted children to have their own event celebrating patriotism in the wake the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Photo by Sean Rayford) www.seanrayford.com / www.sodacitizen.com