marco rubio

Marco Rubio watch party in Columbia, South Carolina at 807 Bluff Road on Saturday, February 20th. Gladys Baldour flaunts her Marco Rubio attire for the crowd on Saturday night as she gets photographed and interviewd by multiple news outlets about her views on the South Carolina primaries.

Marco Rubio watch party in Columbia, South Carolina at 807 Bluff Road on Saturday, February 20th. Presidential candidate Marco Rubio waving to the press with South Carolina Governer Nikki Haley who is an open supporter of Rubio. The crowd cheers as Rubio finishes up his speech and poses with Haley.

Marco Rubio watch party in Columbia, South Carolina at 807 Bluff Road on Saturday, February 20th. Alexia Padron and father Peter Padron are pictured here in the middle of the watch party as Rubio pulls ahead of Cruz in the polls of the South Carolina primaries.

Marco Rubio watch party in Columbia, South Carolina at 807 Bluff Road on Saturday, February 20th. Marco Rubio is featured here finishing up his live speech after hearing the results of the South Carolina primaries on Saturday. Governer Nikki Haley is in the background showing her support for Rubio, along with her husband Michael Haley.

Marco Rubio watch party in Columbia, South Carolina at 807 Bluff Road on Saturday, February 20th. GOP candidate Marco Rubio taking a moment to pause before continuing his speech in regards to the South Carolina primary results on Saturday night.

Marco Rubio watch party in Columbia, South Carolina at 807 Bluff Road on Saturday, February 20th. Rubio supporter films his speech on her phone as Rubio gives speaks about the results of the South Carolina primaries at his watch party on Saturday night.

Marco Rubio watch party in Columbia, South Carolina at 807 Bluff Road on Saturday, February 20th. The crowd goes wild as Rubio pulls ahead to second place in the polls behind Trump. Fans turn and wave to the cameras as they are on live TV in the moment.

Marco Rubio watch party in Columbia, South Carolina at 807 Bluff Road on Saturday, February 20th. Andres Aranguibel is featured here being interviewed by the Huffington Post about his views on Trump being in the lead as well as his views on Rubio and why he is a supporter of his campaign.

Marco Rubio watch party in Columbia, South Carolina at 807 Bluff Road on Saturday, February 20th. Republican candidate Marco Rubio speaking to his South Carolina supporters on Saturday night about the South Carolina primary results. Senator Trey Gowdy and Nikki Haley’s son Nalin Haley are listening in the background.

I had a lot of fun photographing the Marco Rubio watch party on Saturday night. It is so cool that history is in the making right here in our own city! Some technical problems I ran into were struggling with the correct settings on my camera and not having the perfect lens for the assignment. Next time I am definitely renting out a 60D instead of using my own camera! I had a 50 mm and a telephoto 70-200 but neither were ideal for pictures within the crowd. Otherwise I had a lot of fun with this assignment, the crowd was a bit overwhelming but I think I still got some great pictures and I am really proud of the work that I put into this. It feels really cool that just carrying around a camera at an event like this allowed me to meet other photographers and network with some cool political people in the area!