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Katrina Five Years Later

Heidi — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:20:04 +0000

Mary Mujahid, right, who was evacuated to Greenville from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, sits with her granddaughter Granda Welch, left, and Granda’s daughter Terri Lynn Hicks at Mary’s new home in Greenville on Thursday, August 26, 2010.

I was sent to shoot the amazing story of this family on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Both grandmother and granddaughter survived and eventually made it out of the hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, but they had very different experiences. Even five years later, emotions of gratitude and anger were running high.

Greenville Drive

Heidi — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:42:57 +0000

Last night was a busy night photographically and with deadlines for print and galleries fast approaching I almost called it a night. I changed to a location that I normally don’t shoot from and I got this photo as well as another decent action shot. Pretty good reminder to change it up and try something new.

Dangerous Roads

Heidi — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:52:40 +0000

The tire marks behind Angela Sullivan lead towards her home, back left, on the corner of Orient Drive and Ashmore Bridge Road after a car crashed barely missing her home on Sunday, August 8, 2010.

Cat groomers

Heidi — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:31:12 +0000

I made this photo while working on a feature story at the National Cat Groomers Institute of America. I decided to post it because I had heard from many people how it made them laugh….so if you need a good laugh, here you go!

Check out the article at The Greenville News.

The Sanfords

Heidi — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:32:26 +0000

I was sent to Columbia to photograph South Carolina republican candidate for governor, Nikki Haley, on the night she accepted the republican nomination. That night it was one picture of current Governor Mark Sanford and his ex-wife, Jenny, greeting each other with a quick kiss that caused quite a buzz. The Greenville News ran the photograph (as well as other local papers), but The News chose not to release it to television.

HRH Prince Edward visits

Heidi — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:50:06 +0000

In this photo: His Royal Highness, The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is welcomed to Stevens Aviation in Greer on Thursday, May 27, 2010. So, I have to admit that I was a little excited to photograph HRH when he arrived (and also before he left Greenville, SC) since my grandmother immigrated from London and I even lived there for a short while.

My first gallery show….

Heidi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:30:31 +0000

For the first time, I am showing my work in a gallery setting. It is a dual show with artist Jackie Shapiro Rosen. As most of you who visit my website know, I traveled to Germany in search of my family history. I will be showing 14 of those photographs.

If you have the opportunity, please come to the opening reception this Friday at Village Studios & Gallery in the Pendleton Street Arts District from 6-9 pm. And, if you can’t make the reception, the show will be on display through the end of April.

Thanks for all your support!!

Fallen soldier returns

Heidi — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:45:53 +0000

The family of Sgt. Jeremiah Wittman react to the sights and sounds of the plane carrying Wittman’s casket as it pulls up to the hangar at Stevens Aviation on Monday, February 22, 2010. It was an emotional morning watching the casket of a soldier return home to his family. I think many of us were a little teary-eyed when leaving the airport.

For more photos, check out The Greenville News.

Reedy River church service

Heidi — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:04:41 +0000

The congregations of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral and St. John of the Ladder participate in the annual Blessing of the Waters service in Falls Park on Sunday.

For more photos click here for The Greenville News.

Helping others

Heidi — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:37:15 +0000

There was a lot of action last night at the Carolina First Center as the Goodfellows, a local service organization founded by American Legion members, packed food boxes for needy families with the help of volunteers, such as the Boy Scouts.