William C. Crawford is a veteran North Carolina photographer. He invented Forensic Foraging, a throwback, minimalist approach for modern digital photographers. Nicknamed Crawdaddy, he is also an avid writer of funky short stories triggered by his vivid photographic images. Seminal folk and rock’n roll music often augment his writings. He began his craft as a combat photojournalist in Vietnam.

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