Alta

Joey Humphries, Orem, wears a face mask from Peru to help him survive the brutal weather at Alta.
Tribune Reporter Mike Gorrell

West Valley Santa Parade

Utah Jazz vs. The Chicago Bulls

Paul Millsap is fouled twice in the same play.
CJ Miles reacts after making an incredible shot.

BYU vs. UTAH

Fictionist

Stuart Maxfrield sings and plays guitar in the band Fictionist at Club Velour in Provo.

Cafe Tacuba

Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega sings for Cafe´ Tacuba at Karamba in Sugarhouse
Due to the low stage and small club, this is all most people saw of Cafe Tacuba in concert.
Fortunately I was able to con the owner into letting me stand up on the bar for a few shots.
It was so hot and crowded in the Karamba club, that one of the concert goers threw up in the middle of the crowd. Unfortunatly, Tribune reporter, Roxana was standing right next to him.

Stephen Malkmus

Stephen Malkmus plays the Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City. 1/20 of a second, f2.8, 1600 ISO, 90mm lens.

UTES BLACKOUT TCU

Metallica

Halloween 2008

Ricky volunteered at the Nightmare on 13th haunted house every night for two weeks this year. He was a lab rat, an evil clown, a shock victim, Norman Bates nephew, along with many others.

Scarecrow Festival

4-year-old Jack Stohlton sits in a Salad box, at the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi.

October

Dancers perform with Rope or Bullets at the Grrls Gone Radical Festival.
The Chairman, Jackson Fuhrman, presides over the Totalitarian Society simulation in Aaron Hadfield's American Problems class at Brighton High School
Alfie Kohn author and controversial figure in education tried to embarrass me in front of 2000 teachers during the keynote address at the UEA convention. Kohn stopped his speech and asked me if I had taken enough pictures yet? He went on to say that he looks exactly the same as he did when started speaking 25 minutes ago, and will look the same 25 minutes from now. I decided that this was the best picture of him.

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Moon Dance

Every month, on the Saturday closest to the full moon, a group of women gather for a night of unfettered dancing in a celebration of the Divine Feminine.

Rio Tinto Stadium

Soccer fans get their first look at the new stadium in Sandy.
Editors thought it would be a great idea to shoot the first goal scored at the stadium from the catwalk.
THe New York Red Bulls celebrate the first goal in the Stadium.

729th Soldiers return home from Iraq

Ghost Hunting in Tooele

Waiting for a ghost named Jessica to spin the pin wheel.
A Ghost named Andrew answers questions in the Emergency Room of the old Tooele Hospital.

Last Real game at Rice-Eccles

Burning Man 2008

The Theme for 2008 "The American Dream"

I managed to take a few photos in between the massive dust storms the two days I was there
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Searching for the Black Box

DNC Thursday

Douglas Morrison, Luxora, Arkansas, dances as the fireworks fly after Barack Obama's nomination speech at Invesco Field in Denver.

Aschalew Agonafer, Ethiopia, listens to Barack Obama's nominiation speech at Invesco Field in Denver Thursday night. This election will be his first time voting as an American citizen.
Erma Muelbach, Ft Collins, sheds a tear as she listens to Barack Obama's nomination speech at Invesco Field in Denver

DNC Wednesday

Vietnam Veteran, and author of the book "Born on the 4th of July" Ron Kovic celebrates with the rest of the veterans, after the police allowed a representative from Iraq Vetrans against the War to enter inside the perimeter of the Pepsi Center to meet with someone from Senator Obama's campaign, late Wednesday evening.


Iraq Veterans against the War silently hold their hands in the air, after being stopped by the police, near the Pepsi Center
A beautiful evening in Denver for a protest.

HIllary supporters wish her well after her final speech to her delegates