Photographer Attaches Help Note to His Drone After Getting Stuck in the Snow
A photographer stuck in the snow ingeniously attached a note to his drone and sent it to a nearby residence for help.
Image of Full Moon Through a Rock Formation Looks Like a Giant Eye
A photographer created a stunning image of full Moon through a rock formation in Utah so it appears like a giant eye.
New Texas Law Will Require Kids Get Parental Consent to Use Social Media
Texas Governor Greg Abbot has signed a bill into law this week that prevents anyone under the age of 18 from joining a large number of social media sites without first getting parental consent.
New Utah Laws Say Minors Must Get Parental Consent to Use Social Media
Utah's Governor Spencer Cox has signed two new laws in the state which require those under the age of 18 to get parental consent in order to access social media, sets a 10:30 PM curfew for its use, and bans "addictive" design.
Gorgeous Timelapse Film Shows the Rugged Beauty Around Moab, Utah
Ron Risman captured beautiful timelapse scenes around Moab, Utah, -- including the less visited, yet just as picturesque locations -- to demonstrate the diversity of the area found outside of the wildly popular Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
Photographing Canyonlands in 1988: Land of Standing Rocks
In 1991, near the end of some book projects that took me on some lengthy photographic journeys through the American West by car for two years, I came up with the idea of creating posters of some of my black and white images for a few of our western National Parks.
A Photo that Took a Decade of Trying: Sunrise at Angel Arch
In 1991, near the end of some book projects that took me on some lengthy photographic journeys through the American West by car for two years, I came up with the idea of creating posters of some of my black and white images for a few of our western National Parks.
You Need to Win a Special Lottery to Photograph This Iconic Landscape
Photographer Todd Dominey describes the process of acquiring a permit to photograph "The Wave" in northern Arizona as akin to winning a Willy Wonka golden ticket. Hundreds of thousands of people try a year, and only a couple thousand succeed.
Photographer Charged with Arson After Setting House on Fire for a Photo Shoot
An amateur photographer from Utah is facing charges of criminal trespass and arson after an ill-advised photo shoot during which he set a vacant home on fire multiple times "in order to photograph it," and wasn't able to put the fire out.
Researchers Developed a Lens that’s 1000x Thinner than Regular Optics
A team of researchers from the University of Utah have made a major breakthrough in optics by developing a new kind of flat lens that's only ten microns thick, making it "a thousand times thinner than regular lenses." And apparently, it doesn't sacrifice performance.
Zion National Park Bans Tripods in Photo Workshops [Updated]
Update: The policy is reportedly less restrictive than the original report claimed. See update below.
Zion National Park has banned tripods in photography workshops. The newly unveiled regulations will affect commercial photographers visiting the popular photography area in Utah.
Utah School Photoshopped Girls’ Yearbook Photos to Make them Look More Modest
Utah’s Wasatch High School is drawing international media attention after it was discovered that the school had Photoshopped some of its students' yearbook pictures to show less skin, presumably in the name of modesty.
Amazing 19th Century Photographs of the American West by Timothy O’Sullivan
Photographer Timothy H. O'Sullivan is perhaps best known for his photos of the Civil War, which include his famous "Harvest of Death" photo. But after covering the war, O'Sullivan decided to strike out West, and when he came back, he brought with him some of the earliest photos of the (quite literally) "wild" American West.
Utah the Latest State to See Bill That Makes Filming Farm Animals a Crime
This looks like a screenshot of a satirical article by The Onion, but …
Breathtaking Time-Lapse Video of Arizona and Utah Landscapes
Time-lapse guru Dustin Farrell recently released this epic video showing the stunning landscapes …
Stunning Landscape Timelapse of Monument Valley
UK-based filmmaker Philip Bloom created this beautiful video of Monument Valley, Utah. Blending regular video and timelapse footage, Bloom builds a serene and powerful portrait of the place. Bloom used a plethora of gear to capture the footage, including five cameras - one Canon 5D Mark II to capture video, another 5D Mark II, two Canon 7D, Canon 1D Mark IV, and a Nikon D3s for timelapse. Whew!