The following letter was sent to the Daily Herald and forwarded to me. Names have been changed to protect the naive:<em>"Hello, my name is Oscar and I am a student at Brigham Young University. I would like to request a story to be written in the paper on the topic of personal ...

As a photojournalism student, the idea that my work can help people was drilled into my subconscious. On a day-to-day basis, when shooting sports or community events or the like, this concept does not come into play. During the more meaningful assignments, it still remains conceptual. "These ...

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I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that the hiring of a state school superintendent by the Utah State Board of Education ought to be conducted entirely in the open, not in a secret closed meeting.When current superintendent Larry Shumway announced his retirement, effective in January, ...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/75696025@N03/8070766503/in/photostream/lightbox/"><img style="float: left; padding-right: 8px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/8070766503_08daa7d055_m.jpg" alt="Dog" width="150" /></a>It was a perfectly ...

Prior to last week's BYU football game, Mark asked me to go out and find a photo to go along with an article discussing the incredibly low water levels around the county.  Because the game kicked off a little after 6, I only had a few hours to get a photo and get to LaVell Edwards Stadium in ...