Bill Hawker, a photojournalist from Sydney, Australia, toured the area last week and offers these snapshots of what he saw in the Charleston area. Hawker, who has just completed a semester of study at the University of Texas to wrap up a master’s degree in communication, says he’ll send more photos from summer visits to Europe.
Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard says he’s worried about a young child wandering around without a shoe. Where did he take this photo of a lost shoe. (This one should be pretty easy.) Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
We’re not sure if you would want to put this bug-inspired scene on a tourist postcard for Charleston, but we wonder if you know where this graffiti-inspired mural is located. Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
You may not realize that those channel buoys marking the entrance to harbors are as big as they are, but as this photo of several buoys on a dock at the Coast Guard facility in Charleston shows, they’re as big as trucks! Learn all about buoys. (Photo by Andy Brack.)
PHOTO ESSAY: Nancy Sommer poses for a photo by husband Blane Sommer in front of a black-and-white photo that’s part of renowned photographer Jack Alterman’s outdoor exhibit that illustrates people who work along the 500 block of King Street. Other Spoleto photos by Leigh Sabine, Michael Kaynard and Andy Brack.
Memorial Day: In place of our regular spotlight on the underwriters that make Charleston Currents possible and free, we want to shine our spotlight today on the brave men and women who died while serving the country in its armed forces.
Charleston fountain: Have you seen this scene before in Charleston? Could be new, but where? Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live. Third correct guess gets a pair of vouchers to a RiverDogs’ game.
You may have seen the word “guida” on the side of a building somewhere in Charleston County, but where? Contributing photographer Michael Kaynard of Kaynard Photography sent along this perplexing image. Send your best guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live. First to guess correctly gets a pair of RiverDogs’ ticket vouchers.
This tiny house isn’t anywhere near Charleston but it’s a sweet spot for lots of lovers of one of the South’s heroes. Fourth correct guess wins a pair of ticket vouchers good at any RiverDogs’ game. Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com — and make sure to include the name of the town in which you live.
With a tuft of his red crest gone awry, this bathing cardinal looks very much like the logo of the popular video game, which is set to be released as a movie on May 20. Photo by Andy Brack.
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