Sarah Welliver was hired as a staff photographer for The Island Packet in October 2008. She spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of sergeant. She graduated from the University of Montana in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She is well-versed in multimedia, first learning her video and audio skills through the Freedom Forum Diversity Institute. 
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Delayna Earley was hired as a staff photographer in Summer 2012. Earley, originally from Virginia, graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2011 with a bachelor's in photojournalism and history. She worked at newspapers in Virginia and Indiana before coming to the Packet/Gazette as a full-time photojournalist. She nabbed a Hearst Journalism Awards Program first-place finish for her news multimedia piece "Grassroots," which documented two members of the Bowling Green (Ky.) Tea Party and their reasons for joining. The same piece was featured in zMultimedia/ZUMA Press.
Drew Martin came to The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette as the photo and graphics editor in 2005 after working at the Savannah Morning News. He grew up in Kenosha, Wis., and graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in art. He spends his days working with section editors, reporters and the photographers to produce local visual content. 
Daniel Mahoney, left, and Matthew Valentino, both line chefs at South Carolina Yacht Club, stir pots of Carolina Clam Chowder during the annual Lowcountry Soup Challenge on Sunday afternoon at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. The event was hosted by Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head Island and all proceeds from the event will go to fund their nonprofit free health clinic. (Staff Photo By Delayna Earley) To purchase this photo go to: islandpacket.mycapture.com
The sample of Lowcountry Boil Chowder as seen at the booth where Frankie Bones Restaurant was serving their submitted soup during the annual Lowcountry Soup Challenge on Sunday afternoon at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. (Staff Photo By Delayna Earley) To purchase this photo go to: islandpacket.mycapture.com