Once we have the awards gallery website up I’ll post again about last night’s awards banquet for the Utah News Photographers Association. Easily the best banquet we’ve ever had. This year was super casual, hosted by Laura Seitz and catered by Red Iguana. Lots of friends and none of the tension from years past.

Freelancer Ramin Rahimian came into the competition with an amazing portfolio and took home the Photographer of the Year trophy. His parents must be so proud!

And I misspoke yesterday, Ramin’s win makes it EIGHT different photographers who’ve won the award in eight years. No repeat winners in eight years.

Thanks to Eli Lucero for putting this year’s contest together. It’s a ton of work that often goes unnoticed. Thanks to Brian Nicholson and Scott Winterton for help with the awards. Thanks to Laura for hosting. It was awesome.