Man from Burundi
January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This was before Christmas.
Etienne Barabiraho is a refugee from Burundi. A single parent, he lives in Salt Lake City with his four children.
I photographed him while Sheena interviewed him in French. I heard familiar words like Mobutu and Kabilla and wished I could understand more.
Getting a good shot during an interview can be challenging. For a quick moment Barabiraho’s three-year old son Iranzi Beatrice reached up to his father for attention. Perfect.
2007 Portfolio: Polygamist Home
January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
From my 2007 Portfolio.
Home and privacy wall in the polygamous town of Colorado City, Arizona
2007 Portfolio: Warren Jeffs Trial 2
January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
From my 2007 Portfolio.
Warren Jeffs looks down as Rebecca, the victim’s sister, recounts a conversation where she said Warren told her, “I will break you,” when she refused to become his wife after the death of his father. The Warren Jeffs’ trial in St. George, Utah. Jeffs, head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is charged with two counts of rape as an accomplice for allegedly coercing the marriage and rape of a 14-year-old follower to her 19-year-old cousin in 2001.
Radon
January 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I love the portrait above, it’s so direct. But I also like a shot where Laura had her eyes closed, which was really just a blink. Maybe they are better together, maybe not. You decide:
Laura Longhurst is a lung cancer survivor. I photographed her for a story on radon gas. Laura believes that high radon levels in her home triggered the cancer.
There was great light in her breakfast nook, and then from the window on the stairs. These were all shot with natural light.
Pantless
January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Salt Lake City - Melanie Hillquist (left) was surprised to find herself on a TRAX train peppered with pantless passengers, like Paul Busenbark (at right), who took his pants off onboard the train. “I totally got on the right train!” she said with a laugh.
The true punchline to a prank is the reaction of the victim. That’s what I was looking for when about thirty pranksters got on Salt Lake City’s mass transit TRAX trains and removed their pants. Below: Caesar Boswell
Below, Robert Miller (right), Rocio Cervantes (left):
