Posts Tagged ‘eldorado’

Raid on Polygamy – First Place Photo Essay – SPJ

This edit of my work on the Texas raid on the YFZ Ranch that won 1st place from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Utah Headliners. I could only submit twelve photographs in which to tell the story.

Best of Utah 2009 – City Weekly

How cool is this? I made City Weekly’s Best of Utah list. And just look at the name of the award: BEST RECORDER OF A BACK STORY BEHIND A MEDIA CLUSTERF*CK Thank you very much, City Weekly. My parents will be so proud! For anyone who came here from the City Weekly mention (which is [...]

Meeting Betty Jessop

There are two competing story lines to Betty Jessop, which I think are summed up in the two photos above. 1. The FLDS view (on the left) is a smiling and happy young FLDS woman who returned to her faith and family when she turned 18 and now lives a wonderful life surrounded by family [...]

At the End of a Long Day

The photograph tells you where I saw the sun go down Wednesday night. Okay, if you don’t know it’s the FLDS temple outside Eldorado, Texas. This is how the trip goes: Wake up before 6am. Make my kids’ lunches for the next three days. Let my wife’s dog out to pee. Say goodbye. Drive to [...]

YFZ Revisited – April 14, 2008 – Marie

Last post from the media availability with FLDS women on the YFZ Ranch after they were removed from their children by CPS. This is Marie, who had three children taken in from her earlier in the day. From Marie’s personal account of the raid: We loaded into vehicles and came right to Grandfather’s home. We [...]


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