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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
The last time I was in San Angelo I took souvenir photographs of the courthouse and grounds, thinking, “This is it. I’ll never be back to this place.” As you can guess, I was wrong. But so was the guy who told me something to the effect of, “Today’s custody hearing is going to be [...]
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 [...]
