Highlights of 15 years of photography (2025)

You don’t have to be named Eric to be a photographer for Southwest Michigan’s Second Wave, but it does help.

Three of the seven photographers who have taken the shots that accompanied our stories and the mastheads that top our pages over the years have been named Eric, with various spellings for each one.

When Second Wave launched, Erik Holladay was there to give the publication its unique look. As we expanded our coverage in Battle Creek through the On the Ground program there was Erick McCloud. And when On the Ground went into the Eastside neighborhood of Kalamazoo there was Eric Hennig.

When Erik Holladay relocated to Grand Rapids, Susan Andress became the principal photographer for Kalamazoo coverage.

And John Grap would go on to take over photography for Battle Creek on the Ground when Erick McCloud moved on.

Fran Dwight joined our team in 2018 giving faces to the On the Ground Kalamazoo coverage and then to as many assignments as we could give her. For more of her work please click here.

And a then high-school-aged photographer, J.D. Kelly was there to photograph several rallies and protests in downtown Kalamazoo.

Taylor Scamehorn is the most recent photographer to turn her lenses our way.

Enjoy a few examples of their work from across the years. Please visit our website for many more examples of these talented photographers' work.

Erik Holladay
Eric HallodayCatching the energy of Kinetic Affect Eric HallodayChekcing out Tabitha Farm.Eric HallodayJeremy Andrews starts a food hub in Battle Creek.Eric HallodayKori Jock makes colorful undies.

Susan Andress
Susan AndressOutdoors in nature were always a speciality of Susan's.Susan AndressChecking in with manager Steve Jones upon the reopening of Mr. Presidents.Susan AndressDavid and Emma Engerer were buying houses in Kalamazoo's Stuart neighborhood in this photo.
Erick McCloud
Erick McCloudThe fantasy of Leila Arboretum
Erick McCloudCapturing the open setting in Battle Creek First Congregational where office space was being added for those using the building.
John Grap
John GrapA look at Color The Creek.John GrapA magical moment at the Balloon Festival.John GrapKathy Szenda Wilson at work.John GrapSpeaking with someone the United Way recognizes as ALICE.John GrapPumpkin harvest at Of the Land.
Fran Dwight
Fran DwightThey invited the dogs downtown.
Fran DwightIt's jumping at Fire in Edison.Fran DwightExecutive Director Adrian Vazquez-Alatorre celebrates a new home for El Concilio.Fran DwightTwo residents of Harrison Circle Apartments an $18 million residential and commercial development.Fran DwightA look from above as construction wraps up at The Creamery.Fran DwightRemembering Dean Hauck at the Michigan News.
Fran DwightJaydon Kelly at the Loy Norrix prom at the Air Zoo.
Eric Hennig
Eric HennigBuddy Hannah lifts the community through storytelling.Eric HennigJames Palmore with his artwork.Eric HennigFormer Mayor Bobby Hopewell went on a walk through his neighborhood, the Eastside, with Second Wave.Eric HennigThe makers on Kalamazoo's Eastside.
Taylor Scamehorn

Taylor ScamehornCreatively illustrating the work of the death doula.

Taylor ScamehornFrom "The Earth Asks Us To Change."

Taylor ScamehornInside a renovated home in the Vine Neighborhood.

Taylor ScamehornChris Broadbent, City of Kalamazoo's Solid Waste Coordinator, and Dale Mentor, the City's only recycling truck driver, are two of Kalamazoo's unsung recycling heroes.

J.D. Kelly
J.D. KellyYellow crosses showed solidarity with those who had been killed since George Floyd's death at a rally in downtown Kalamazoo.J.D. KellyYouth protest after the death of George Floyd and the pictures taken by J.D. Kelly, a Loy Norrix student, was one of the inspirations for the Voices of Youth Program.