Portfolio

This online showcase features highlights from Gerry Pate’s portfolio, including photojournalism in sports, news, and portraiture, as well as client work.

Many of these images are published in the publications listed here.

Preston Miller, 13, helps out painting the caboose at the Salvation Army Community Center in Una where he is enrolled in their after school program. The United Way hosted a "Week of Caring". There were lots of community leaders on hand to paint the old caboose that is part of the playground at the center. (ASHLIE NEWS) The Blacksburg High mascot looks like he is taking a bite out cheerleader Kaila Burton's head but is just talking to her at the game with Friday night with Chapman High School at Blacksburg Sat. night Sept., 9 2006. Chapman won the game 38 to 16.(STAND ALONE) The Piedmont Chapter of the American Red Cross held their annual RetroFest disco party at the Spartanburg memorial Auditorium, Saturday night, Feb. 5, with the band Sleeping Booty and DJ Motown Bobby. Here party goers dance to the music of Sleeping Booty. World War II veteran Ray Rogers, 95, of Inman was among the troops on Utah Beach during the D-Day invasion June 6, 1944. As the 67th anniversary of D-Day approaches, Rogers looks back on his service to his country. Here Rogers shows off his scrap book from the war. Warren Hood & The Goods and The Belleville Outfit performed at the Sixth Annual Music Camp. Warren is the son of the late Champ Hood who was part of the Uncle Walt's Band.. The funeral of Sgt. Jeremiah Wittman. was held Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Buck Creek Baptist Church in Chesnee. Here Wittman's widow Karyn, and 3-year-old daughter Miah are given the flag from Jeremiah's coffin.gpshj 02/27/2010 The Grand National Cross country XC1 Pro Bike Series event, part of the annual Big Buck race in Union, took place Sunday, April 11, 2010. Here a racer Ted Mullins holds it together on the first turn at the beginning of the race.gpshj 04/11/2010 Dorman fans celebrate at a game.gpshj 10/23/2010. The 19th Annual Plum Hollow Alternative Bluegrass Festival was held in Campobello, Friday and Saturday. Here Barney Barnwell and his Plum Hollow Band gets the crowd going Saturday afternoon.gpshj 05/29/2010 Walnut Grove Plantation hosted techniques and tastes of the colonial-era, gardening, herbs, and a blacksmith shop and other ways of living during the period, Saturday, July 24, 2010. Here period gardener Tim Foster talks to a group about the way people grew their food.07/24/2010 Larry Richards with the City Of Spartanburg engineering Department puts up signs for W. main and Spring Street early Tuesday Morning, May 9, 2006. The crew will be putting up other signs downtown. The sun sets on Barrier Island where crosses made from Palmetto trees line the dunes. The view from the chapel at Camp Greenville called Pretty Place. for Easter Sunday. Photo by Gerry Pate Photo by Gerry Pate Barrier Island. Fairforest Elementary students make like crabs on the beach during the Let's Sea part of the Enviromental Education Program at Barrier Island. GERRY PATE/STAFF Looking as if he is doing some beach work, Mickey Fernanders with the City of Spartanburg's concrete and asphalt crew, works next to a mural of the beach, making the curb handicap accessible at Union Street and East Park Ave. in Spartanburg S.C. Tuesday, May 2, 2006. According to Fernanders the city is doing the work on all the sidewalks in the city.(AP Photo/Spartanburg Herald Journal,Gerry Pate) Dr. Jacobs attemts an impossible feat. Shot 1989. Won 1st place National Press Photograpers Associastion in 1989. The Rev. Dr. Kirk H. Neely gets a laugh while telling a Bruce Littlejohn story during retired Chief Justice Bruce Littlejohn's funeral at Morningside Baptist Church in Spartanburg, S.C., Tuesday afternoon April 24, 2007. Littlejohn was 93 and died Saturday.(AP Photo/Spartanburg Herald Journal/Gerry Pate) Bubba poses on his truck in Greenville Monday morning. Photo by Gerry Pate Photo by Gerry Pate Photo by Gerry Pate Jan Wydro from Atlanta Ga. a judge at the Foothills Feline Cat Show held at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium judges this short haired Abyssinian cat Saturday morning. Cher performs to a packed house Tuesday night at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville during her "Believe" tour. Photo by Gerry Pate James W. Jeter stand in whats left of his Pacolet Mills home and shows the Bible that was damaged from fire and water during a recent fire. The bible they kepy next to their bed was completly destroyed. The Jeter's lost all their belongings and their home was destroyed. The Spartanburg Sheriffs Department donated a new Bible and clothing to the family along with cash and the promise of a new home. A pedestrian walks past fountains at Milliken during breezy sunny weather Monday.. Don Bourgeois whos son is Byrnes High School's (71) Mitchell Bourgeois helps get the Rebels Nixon Field ready, Thursday afternoon for Friday nights Second round 4A-Division I game with Mauldin High School.gpshj 11/28/09 Jim Hodges looks at students work during a visit to North Elementary School in Lancaster Thursday where his son Luke goes to Kindergarten. Photo by Gerry Pate John McCain shakes hands with fellow POW Tom Pyle upon his arrival at VFW Post # 9539 in Spartanburg S.C. early Thursday morning. 7/17/00 A crowd estimated at 46,000 people take part in a march and rally Monday in Columbia, S.C. The march was held in protest against the Confederate Flag flying above the South Carolina Statehouse. Deputies have made an arrest in an early morning homicide that was reported after an SUV stopped in downtown Spartanburg with the victim’s body inside, Monday, July 21. Here Dimitrius Glenn and Lorin Williams with the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office escort Manuel Antonio Marin-Arredondo to a car to trasport him to the Jail. ILLUSTRATION BY GERRY PATE FOR BACK PACK STORY. Tyler 10, and sister Sonia Dixon 7. Pok'e'mon Illustration. Spartanburg Methodist College hosted the NJCAA national cross country championships at Milliken Park, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. . The 19th Annual Plum Hollow Alternative Bluegrass Festival was held in Campobello, Friday and Saturday. Here Barney Barnwell and his Plum Hollow Band gets the crowd going Saturday afternoon. Spartanburg's Bud Moore and David Pearson were inducted into the Nascar Hall of Fame in Charlotte, Oct. 13, 2010. Here David Pearson enjoys a video of highlight from his career after the announcment. The 73rd Annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas was played at Gibbs Stadium on the Wofford College campus, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. Here South Carolina's (10) John Fulton keeps this catch away from North Carolina's (6) Joshua Snead. The 73rd Annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas was played at Gibbs Stadium on the Wofford College campus, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. Here South Carolina's (20) Marcus Lattimore goes for yardage in the 2nd half. (AP Photo/Spartanburg Herald Journal,Gerry Pate) After scoring the winning touchdown, #6 Lamont Cartledge of Dorman, celebrates on the field with teammates. Susan Smith pleads for the return of her two boys Michael and Alex while her husband David and the rest of the family stands by her side. This was in the first days of the search.11-2-94 This horse weard a blanket and stands out in the snow covered pasture it is grazing in close to the North Carolina South Carolina border in Polk County. Ice and snow storms hit the area, creating fun for sleders and problems around the state for travelers. Wofford College hosted Elon University, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2011 at Gibbs Stadium. P0RTFOLIO. Re-enactors fight a battle at Walnut Grove Plantation during Festifall, Saturday, Oct. , 2010. Jason Gilmer and Dudley Brown Herald-Journal reporters spent Tuesday kayaking down the Tyger River in Spartanburg to get a feel for what others will do during Saturday's 9th annual Tame the Tyger. Here Gilmer gets some traing on flipping over by Christine Boush, outdoor recreation coordinator. Here Quinn Semling with ProTownn BMX jumps over volunteers holding his bike during the 6th annual A Taste of Woodruff Fall Festival on Main Street in Woodruff, Saturday, Sept., 13, 2008. Stafford Turner plas the Mikado during a dress rehearsal at Twichel Auditorium for "The Mikado" presented by the Converse Opera Theatre. Actress Victoria Rowell signs autographs for fans, Barbara Fielver (L) and Joanne Fogle (R), before speaking at CC Woodson, during a two-day tour of S.C. supporting Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, Saturday morning, August 25, 2007, in Spartanburg. Malcome Rupe's reflection in one of his VW hub caps. Local artist and Vietnam vet John weaver with one of his works. 1989. Berea's () sacks Southside's () Friday, September 14, 2012 at Woodmont.. Photo by Gerry Pate Photo by Gerry Pate Spartanburg Music & Arts Festival 2011 and Greenfield Excursion Reunion took place on Saturday Aug. 27 at the Music Camp. The event featured local musicians and vendors. Anna Belle Sparks emceed the event. PORTFOLIO. Bikers make their way through the course at the "Big Buck" 2005 Grand National Cross Country Series in Union Sunday. (Stand Alone NEWS) Billy Graham on the front porch of his home in Montreat N.C., Sept. 1996. Brenda Lee talks about growing up in this house on Warren St. in Spartanburg.(Linda Life) Broome's 10 Tiffany Fields and # 22 Seneca Turner fight Lees # 25 Lechell Rush over this loose ball. Broome vs Lee Central Sat. afternoon. Players push a bus through the parking lot at Byrnes' Breakfast of Champions earlier this week. The Breakfast of Champions is a four-day program that includes team-building exercises in an effort to bond players. Photo by Gerry Pate Photo by Gerry Pate Spartanburg Cricket's catcher #27 Phil Morgan cant get the tag on Carolina Chaos's # 23 Jordan Robinson during the 2nd inning at USC Upstate Monday night, June 4, 2007. Dale Earnhart sits on pit row while his crew works on his #3 Chevy during 1991 Mello Yello 500 in Charlotte N.C. (Gerry Pate/ Spartanburg Herald Journal) Photo by Gerry Pate DR> HOOK Photo by Gerry Pate PORTFOLIO. Andre chases his sisiter Ashley Gentry down the sidewalk Ashley outside their South Spartanburg home. Recue worker save the lives of children. Recue workers fight to save Deion Gentry as his sister Ashley is carried to an ambulance. Photo 2-4-93 Gaffney's #5 Germer Byars is stopped for no gain by the Summerville defense during action at the State Football Championship. Art Teacher Jimi Ervin and his advanced art class at Granard Middle School in Gaffney S.C. show off their 40' x 70' flag Wednesday October 24, that they and other art students painted using their hands and feet on the schools parking lot. The art classes did the project over a period of time since the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington. Polk County High School head coach Bruce Ollis and good friend John Cann butt helments in fun as game time approaches Friday night.(SPORTS JASON) Carlos Campos of Kapasi Glass Mart removes glass out of this broken section in preparation of putting in a new one Wednesday Feb. 19, 2003 at the BMW Zentrum in Greer S.C. The reason for the broken section of tinted window was unknown.(AP Photo/Spartanburg Herald Journal/Gerry Pate) L. to R. Rayfield Hamrick Jr. trys to wake up his son Rahael Hamrick to let him know his pictire was being taken during "3rd Sunday Concert Series" at Cleveland Park Sunday afternoon.(Stand Alone) Terrance (Young News) Hawes and David DK Goodson, are two gosplel rap artists who got their start in Spartanburg. They say that gospel rap helps get the youth enthusiastic about Christianity. Gregory Ferguson holds a photo of his son Gregory Junior. Ferguson has been facing a charge of assaulting his infant son more than five years ago. It's one of the oldest pending cases in the state. Harvey Peeler Senator Gaffney. Portfolio. Myrtle Beach. Kevin Shea and his 1958 Austin-Healy will be seen on the Gourmet Performances home tour. North Spartanburg and Inman firefighters work this fire on Jordan Creek Farm Road Monday afternoon. According to North Spartanburg fire chief Larry Brady no one was injured in the fire. (JANET NEWS) Jonesville High School graduate Robert Fowler shows his excited before the start of the 2006 graduation ceremony. PORTFOLIO An honor guard watches on as wreaths are placed at a monument during the celebration of the 225th anniversary of The Battle of Kings Mountain in North Carolina, Friday, October 7, 2005. During the ceremony over 92 wreaths were laid at a monument dedicated to the patriots who fought in the battle. Some of the leading pack of riders in the Assault on Mount Mitchell cross over I-85 on Hwy 9 as the sun rises early Saturday morning. Parris Palmer, a 10 year old preacher, shows off his preaching style to a small audiance at, John 3:16 Outreach Ministry, in Greenville. Parris has to stand on a platform to reach the podium. Gavin DeGraw, We The Kings, Matt Nathanson performed at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Monday night, Dec. 1, 2008. Here Matt Nathanson performs. 85 year old Ralph Lowe gives a salute near his Duncan Park home in Spartanburg S.C.. Lowe was in the first wave of soldiers on Omaha Beach in France June 6, 1945.Spartanburg Herald Journal Gerry Pate) Photo by Gerry Pate Photo by Gerry Pate Photo by Gerry Pate Crews clean up coal on Hwy 221 between Woodruff and Enoree after a train derailment. Teniquia Jackson 10, a fifth grader at Cleveland Elementary School in Spartanburg S.C. and a member of the schools band, practices her trumpet using a chair for her sheet music outside her Main Street home Tuesday November 13, 2001. Teniquia was having to play outside because her practicing was a little loud in the apartment for her mom.(AP/Photo/Spartanburg Herald Journal/Gerry Pate) Delfino Rodrigez with Clear-Day Inc. out of Greensboro N.C. washes the windows at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg S.C. Friday October 19. Woodruff's # 7 and # 14 react to their loss as Bishop England celebrates at Columbia 5-11-07. The Wofford Terriers played the USC Gamecock's in Columbia, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008. Wofford played Kentucky on their opening day, Frday Feb. 17, 2012. Here Kentuckys' 19, Austin Cousino is held on 1st by pitcher 13, J.D. Osborne and 1st baseman 25, Konstantine Diamaduros at King Field.. Westview Fairforest Firemen keep a hose pointed at ththis Jeep Wrangler that was leaking gas while a wrecker pulled it from the creek after it weent over a bridge on Old Georgia Road.