A full-color photojournal showcasing contemporary photography of Beaumont, Texas and the histories of
Beginning in 1978, he served twelve years on the board of directors of the Orange Community Historical Society, including ten years as archivist and one term as president. He also served on the Orange County Historical Commission from 1984-89, while the restoration of the Old Courthouse was underway.
Internationally published journalist, Rogayle Franklin now lives in the Beaumont area of Southeast, Texas. As an author and versatile freelance business and travel writer, her writing has introduced readers to major cities around the world--London, Amsterdam, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Honolulu--including cities in America, Mexico and Central America
When she was Business Editor of the Beaumont Enterprise, the National Federation of Press Women chose a business news story Rogayle wrote the best story of the year. The same year, the Texas Press Women awarded her a first place in writing advertising copy. And during her career with the Beaumont newspaper, she was one of six columnists in Texas who reviewed new automobiles.
For more than four years Rogayle was a contributing editor for Texas usiness Magazine. Since that time her feature articles have appeared in more than 35 national magazines including Travel Holiday, National Parks, Southern Living, Coastal Living, Continental's Inflight Magazine, Victorian Homes, Dolls and AAA Magazines.
McLennan House published Rogayle's first novel, a suspense thriller, Leopard's Prey, which later became part of the European Readers Mystery Club Collection. The author brought her writing home with Beaumont: the Right Side of Texas and she continues to celebrate the Lone Star State as a contributor to guidebooks for Trailer Life Campgrounds, Michelin Guidebooks and the 2008 GPP TravelDay Trips From Houston.
Photographer: Joy Pruitt
Joy Pruitt is an event and custom photographer who services the Beaumont, Texas, area. Primarily self-taught in art, photography and graphics, Joy's impromptu and edgy style reflect her desire to capture the essence and reality of her subjects. She shoots a wide variety of subjects including families, babies, high school seniors and spot news, but her favorite niche is in event photography, capturing people enjoying life and their surroundings.
Joy has a strong business and marketing background and utilizes maverick and out of the box methods for marketing her business. She is a member of the Professional Photographers Association and the Beaumont Camera Club. She regularly attends workshops, classes and conventions as well as stays up to date on all current trends and technologies in photography. She uses these tools
to constantly grow and evolve her business with the goal of delivering her clients images they love.
Joy's love of photography began while watching her father, an amateur photographer, create artistic and sometimes whimsical images of her childhood. A native Texan and a mother of three school-age children, Joy has inspiration surrounding her life. Married for eighteen years to her loving and supportive husband, Chris, she has been blessed with being able to devote herself to
her photography.
"It is exhilarating to be behind the camera, capturing moments in time that can be enjoyed again and again. I feel truly at home when I'm shooting; there's nothing like it."
