Imperial Triumphant

“Born in the metropolis: Imperial Triumphant embodies the sounds of New York. The chaos, the menagerie, the perils and majesty of the greatest city on earth. We portray this great juxtaposition between high society luxury coexisting with absolute filth and urban decay. Our city is like the corpse of a giant. What was once so bright, grand and spectacular, is now filled with greedy maggots writhing towards their share of 'success'. We don't support it nor are we against. We only play the sounds of the New York City as we hear them.”

-Imperial Triumphant bio via Spotify

Photos made Feb. 9, 2023 at New Brookland Tavern in West Columbia, South Carolina.

Copyright 2023 Sean Rayford. All rights reserved.


About the author: Sean Rayford is a South Carolina photographer specializing in photojournalism and documentary photography. Rayford’s first job was umpiring baseball.