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That’s a wrap, 2014

My career took a few unexpected turns in 2014. I moved from newspapers to magazines, my photography started garnering more attention than my writing and I had photos featured in three different national publications including, AFAR Magazine, Eater.com and Wine Enthusiast. Locally, here in Salt Lake City, I got to be part of the launchContinue reading “That’s a wrap, 2014”

Interior shots

I decided to add a page dedicated to some of my interior shots to the photography section on my site. I’ve had the opportunity to visit a lot of interesting, well-designed spaces. This is just a small selection of some of the pictures I’ve taken along the way.

The Pago & Finca sessions

I met Scott Evans for coffee one day last winter and it turned into an impromptu interview. We were talking about my upcoming projects and when told I was going to write a story about Salt Lake dining, I realized that he would definitely need to be included. Evans currently runs two successful restaurants with completely different concepts and he has moreContinue reading “The Pago & Finca sessions”

One of the best food blogs in Utah 2014

Thanks, Utah Stories Magazine, for naming my website one of the best in Utah!

Leftovers | Publik Coffee Roasters

The Utah Review published a pictorial I did about Publik Coffee a few weeks ago. Here’s another look at the place with some alternates from that photo shoot.

The Copper Onion photo sessions

As I mentioned in my previous post, I worked on a story where I tried to trace the people and restaurants that are responsible for shaping the Salt Lake City dining scene the way it is today. No such story would be complete without Ryan Lowder and The Copper Onion. Lowder spent a stint at theContinue reading “The Copper Onion photo sessions”

Forage photo session

Back in December, I talked to an editor at LA Times about putting together a feature on the dining scene in Salt Lake City. She gave me the go ahead but specified that I had to work on spec (i.e., do it without a guarantee of being published). Fair enough, I thought. I conducted halfContinue reading “Forage photo session”

Photo in AFAR

Here’s a photo I had published in AFAR Magazine recently. It appears online here and also in the travel magazine’s May issue. Trout roe. Forage | Salt Lake City

Winter wonderland

The Downtown Farmers Market, which started in 1992, has become a summertime staple in Salt Lake City. The open-air market draws tens of thousands of people to Pioneer Park each week between the months of June and October. Its popularity pushed organizers to spawn pop-up style markets last winter. This winter, the farmers market foundContinue reading “Winter wonderland”