Portraits - Cal Cary's Portfolio

Richard Brunson woodworking at his home shop on July 25, 2022.
The 75-year-old has spent that last two-years as a hobbyist woodworker. He wasn’t always one and only recently he delved into the profession in curiosity of what it had to offer in his every-day life. Though what Brunson produces from a slab or stick of lumber is what separates him from most woodworkers. The idiosyncrasies of the figures require a second look and a closer inspection. Brunson is a Vietnam Veteran and joined the war in March of 1969. He, along with fellow soldiers, contracted life-altering diseases after being exposed to Agent Orange when the United States Military used it to bomb the Ho-Chi-Minh Trail and Iron Triangle to clear foliage in order to gain better access and views of its treacherous routes during warfare. Agent Orange and the war have given Brunson PTSD, poor hearing, trouble breathing, nerve damage and nightmares that wake him up in sweats.

Lakewood's Jayden Jones is a three-sport athlete for the Gators. This fall, his chinstrap is buckled for the football team, while he wrestles in the winter and throws the javelin for the track program in the spring.

Madison grew up around the track, watching her stepmother Chelsea drive. When she turned 13, she wanted to get in on the fun. Madison and her dad, Brian, spent the next year working on her car and she hit the track for the first time last November.

Kyler Odom and the East Clarendon baseball team begins their quest for the SCHSL 1A title today.

KJ Franklin, a kickboxer and Muay-Thai fighter has won Championship belts in the states of South Carolina and Florida. Dec. 10, 2022.

Matt Lamb, son of David Lamb, sits in the house at Oakland Heights Farm in Orange County on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023.

Oakland Heights Farm, bought by David Lamb in 1979, was established into rodeo and trail riding farm for people of all backgrounds and ages to enjoy. David Lamb passed away in May of 2023 leaving the legacy to his son Matt.

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