Charleston Currents – Michael Kaynard

MYSTERY PHOTO: Big gun

Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard of Charleston sent along this photo of a big, old gun that’s located somewhere in South Carolina. But where? Have you seen it? Send your best guess – plus your name and hometown – to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. In the subject line, write: “Mystery Photo guess.”

Last issue’s mystery: The Jan. 16 mystery, “Cloudy bridge,” is a photo of Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. It may be, as sleuth George Graf wrote, the most famous bridge in the nation’s civil rights struggle.

by Michael Kaynard · 01/22/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

Scarves on sale at a Market in Mostar with the town pictured in the background. (Michael Kaynard)

PHOTO ESSAY: Bullish on the Balkans

Photographers Michael Kaynard and Cynthia Bledsoe of Charleston recently enjoyed a cruise with stops along the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe.

Kaynard, our contributing photographer, emphasized how warm the people were and how many of them spoke English and several other languages – vital in an economy that gets tourists from around the world.)

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by Michael Kaynard · 12/11/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Photo Essay, Photos

PHOTO ESSAY, Kaynard: Charleston’s French Quarter

Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard went on a walkabout last week in the French Quarter section of Charleston, an area that is a magnet to his camera:

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“Having worked in and around the French Quarter since 1973, it is like a second home,” he writes. “I love the colors, textures, history and personality. Some of earliest and favorite photos were shot in the Quarter.”

by Michael Kaynard · 10/09/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Photo Essay, Photos

KAYNARD: Customer service has left the building

By Michael Kaynard, special to Charleston Currents | Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 30 years, you have undoubtedly noticed that good customer service is a thing of the past. In most places, you could set off firecrackers and not one employee would respond.

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Perhaps some small mom and pop stores still value service but the larger, corporate businesses have too few employees and many are untrained about their products. Most could not care less whether you buy.

by Michael Kaynard · 06/12/2017 · 4 comments · My Turn, Views

PHOTO ESSAY: Magnolias in Hampton Park

Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard took an annual trip to Hampton Park over the weekend to photograph magnolias in all of their glory. He writes, “Magnolias vary a great deal. Some are beautiful when they first bloom and others when they are near their end. They are all beautiful in their own way. I think there is a parallel that can be drawn regarding people. Embrace the beauty in all of us, no matter how different we are.”

by Michael Kaynard · 05/22/2017 · 1 comment · Photo Essay, Photos

MYSTERY: Rigging could be a clue

Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard sent along this photo, slightly retouched to remove the ship’s name. What and where is it? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.

by Michael Kaynard · 05/16/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

A field of red and pink wildflowers offsets these three trees in the Hill Country of Texas near Fredericksburg, Texas. (Photos by Michael Kaynard.)

PHOTO ESSAY: Texas spring

Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard spent several recent days on the highways and byways of Texas, sending us a host of colorful photos of the Lone Star State’s spring. Enjoy.

by Michael Kaynard · 05/08/2017 · 1 comment · Photo Essay, Photos

MYSTERY: Tree and wall

Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard is on vacation outside of South Carolina and sent this photo. Look familiar? But where is it? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.

by Michael Kaynard · 04/18/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

PHOTO: Catching some rays

Not only is this lizard catching some spring sunshine, but lots of Charleston County residents have bugged out of town for spring break to catch rays, visit with family and see other parts of the country. Photo by contributing photographer Michael Kaynard.

by Michael Kaynard · 04/10/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Photos

PHOTO: Gnarly wooden bird

Look hard enough and you might find the shape of a heron or some other woodland creature in this gnarled, weathered wood spied recently by contributing photographer Michael Kaynard of Charleston at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. In Good News, read about the Heirloom Plant event taking place this weekend at the attraction.

by Michael Kaynard · 03/06/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Photos