2017 Summer Photojournalism

Fall is solidly here in Northern Utah. Take a look back at some of my favorite photos from this summer.

Ted Sumner gets off his bike after flagging down an ice-cream truck on the Bonneville Salt Flats during Speed Week on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. Raul Ruiz lives in nearby Wendover and spends the week driving his ice cream truck around the spectator areas on the salt flats.
©Benjamin Zack, 2017

Zack Schuster kayaks through Ogden Canyon during the Ogden GNARrows Down River Race on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Kayakers from around the region met for a day of racing on Class IV rapids near the mouth of the canyon.
©Benjamin Zack, 2017

Tyler Arnold, left, Jared Watson, center, and Cody Edwards search for boreal toads in the Monte Cristo Range on Thursday, July 12, 2017. Biologists from around the state are studying the rare high-elevation amphibians. Boreal toad populations have been shrinking around the West. The large toads are difficult to study, but Utah scientists are trying to get a better idea of how local populations are doing.
©Benjamin Zack, 2017

2017 Spring Photojournalism

I can't believe it is already July. Here are a few highlights from stories I've covered around Northern Utah for the last three months. Enjoy.

Hayden Call, 7, collects eggs while working alongside his siblings on their family farm in West Haven on Friday, April 21, 2017. Over the last decade, the Call family has moved from gardening as a hobby to running a small three acre farm behind their home outside of Ogden. This year will be their fourth year selling produce at the Ogden Farmers Market.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2017

Dylan Orchard is thrown from a bull during the Utah High School Rodeo Finals in Heber City on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Orchard competes for Weber County's  Spikers High School Rodeo Club. The annual finals rodeo features four days of riding before Saturday night's championship.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2017

The Union Pacific No. 844 steam engine passes through orchards Perry on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The 73 year old engine was the last steam engine built for Union Pacific. The train returned to service in 2016 and now makes several short excursions per year.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2017

The start of 2017

I've had a full start to photographing 2017. Now that we've hit April, I pulled together a few highlights from the first quarter of the year. Enjoy.

Liz Goldberg climbs the frozen falls at the end of Waterfall Canyon on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Every winter, the frozen water draining out of Malan's Basin turns the canyon above Weber State University into a popular destination among ice climbers in Utah.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

Michael Lewis, right, and his brother, Yaya Lewis, climb around the playground at High Adventure Park in Ogden on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. The weather was sunny and in the mid-60's on Tuesday, but snow and cold temperatures are predicted for later in the week.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

Firefighters respond to a home on the 2800 block of Monroe Blvd. that burst into flames after an explosion on Tuesday, March 7, 2017.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

A portrait of Jay, a Harris's hawk at the Ogden Nature Center. Like all birds at the nature center, Jay is unreleasable. He came to the center through a wildlife rehabilitation center after his wing tips were permanently damaged by frost bite.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo 2016

I had another full and fun week shooting the annual Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo for the Standard-Examiner. I split my time between working on a stop-motion video of the rodeo and taking photos. Check out a few highlights below.

Kyle Brennecke of Stephenville, Texas rides in the bareback bronc riding competition on the fourth night of the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo on Saturday, July 23, 2016. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

A young rodeo cowgirl holds on tight during the mutton bustin at the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo on Saturday, July 23, 2016. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

Tim O'Connell waves to the crowd after winning the bareback competition during the final night of the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo on Monday, July 25, 2016. ©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

March Highlights

It has been a busy and exciting month full of photos. Below are some of the photos I've shot around Northern Utah for the Standard-Examiner in March. Enjoy.

Protesters supporting and opposing Donald Trump face off outside of Trump’s Salt Lake City speech on Friday, Mar. 18, 2016. ©BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner, 2016

Brody Andrade, 4, focuses on a dollar bill that another customer gave him as Mark Tarintino cuts his hair at Moore's Barber Shop on Thursday, Mar. 3, 2016. ©BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner, 2016

Visitors to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge use spotting scopes that were on display for bird watching during Swan Day on Saturday, Mar. 12, 2016. More than 400 people turned out for the annual event. ©BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner, 2016

Woods Cross High School celebrates after their quarterfinal victory over Payson High in the 4A state basketball tournament at the University of Utah on Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2016. ©BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner, 2016

Zion National Park in Black and White

I went down to Zion National Park last week and had some fun revisiting black and white landscapes. Enjoy.

Zion National Park. February 2016.
©Benjamin Zack, 2016

Zion National Park. February 2016.
©Benjamin Zack, 2016

Zion National Park. February 2016.
©Benjamin Zack, 2016

Summer Highlights

As the summer wraps up, I've been going through some of work I've shot for the Standard-Examiner over the last few months. Below are a few of my favorite shots that haven't made it onto the blog yet in other posts.

Michaelangelo Romero, left, Steve Wardle, center, and Karl Rice wait backstage before Romero and Wardle's performance (as Lady Delish and Steve Hi-Weigh) during the drag show at the Ogden Pride Festival at the Ogden Amphitheater on Saturday, August 1, 2015. The celebration was Ogden's first LGBT pride festival.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

The sun sets over Lindquist Field as the Raptors take on the Helena Brewers on Monday, August 17, 2015.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

Rev. Brandee Mimitzraiem cries during a prayer vigil on Friday, June 19, 2015 for the men and women killed at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. Rev. Mimiztraiem hosted the service with fellow ministers and members of the community at the Embry Chapel AME Church in Ogden.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

Gary Smetana tears out a bathtub while working on renovating a home along Grant St. in Ogden with the Genesis Project on Friday, June 19, 2015. Members of the Genesis Project, a church based in Central Ogden, volunteered on projects around the city during a five-day service project.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner