Heidi Heilbrunn Photography

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!

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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.  Read More

The evening of the primary election in South Carolina, I was sent to Nikki Haley's celebration party in Columbia. Haley is one of the republican candidates for governor. Here was my favorite shot from the evening. It was even published on MSNBC and Yahoo… Read More

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. Read More

Last night I photographed Efraim Zuroff as he spoke of the stories he encountered while investigating and prosecuting Nazi war criminals, which are featured in his latest book: Operation: Last Chance The program called,… Read More

I was sent to shoot two local high schools competing in a championship soccer game. After one team scored a goal, I started looking for reaction pictures. I liked this photo because of the different reactions captured in the same frame.  Read More

On Tuesday, I followed 82 World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., as they participated in the Upstate Honor Flight. My favorite photograph, which ran on the front page of The Greenville News, is of Fred Rector. In the photograph, he places his hand over his heart while standing at the the WWII Memorial. Mr. Rector told me the story of how he was captured… Read More

Last week, I made a portrait of a mother who's son went missing twelve years ago near Table Rock. I met her at a park bench, dedicated to her son, that she visits around the anniversary of his disappearance. Check out The Greenville News story. Read More

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.
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Many of you know that I traveled to Germany in the fall. It was amazing to visit the towns of my grandparents and ancestors. I have been promising to publish a few of these on the website and here they are....
I have also posted these photographs and more on my new flickr account, check them out: Click Here for Flickr
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