My first assignment back at work after the Olympics was a murder. A woman, Maralee Andreason, was found dead in her apartment. Police said it appears her boyfriend, Thomas Valdez (aka Jimbo), beat her to death. From the Trib: West Valley City police LT. Bill Merritt said Valdez indicated he was in the apartment alone [...]

While I’m waiting for the parking lot to clear out, here is my take from Pleasant Grove’s victory over Timpview, which snaps Timpview’s 36-game state record winning streak.

Jason Fanaika celebrates his first half touchdown

Jeff Harris knocks Timpview quarterback Trevor Brown out of bounds

Timpview’s Ofa Latu (bottom) tries to rip the ball [...]

The assignment said: The 5 Browns are five siblings, all piano virtuosos. They have just written a book about their life.
I made the safe shot (above), but was more interested in doing something with this room. Here’s the scene:

I shot a series of photos of the room for a composite image. Here is what PhotoShop [...]

Provo – Prof. Daniel Fairbanks, a biologist at UVU, a devout Mormon and a sculptor, gives a lecture on evolution and the legacy of Charles Darwin while sculpting a bust of Darwin in BYU’s Maeser Building.
“But I can’t see his face!”
Yeah, he’s standing behind the clay head. Silly me.
In posting a photo from every single [...]