Tournament Time

Play-off season for high school basketball in Utah just wrapped up. Last week I spent a couple days shooting the quarterfinals of the 5A and 4A tournament at Weber State University in Ogden for the Standard-Examiner. I'm not sure how much of it is chance, but the best photos from each day usually came within one quarter of one game. My personal favorites were in the Layton vs Bingham and Bountiful vs Spanish Fork games. A few highlights are below.

Jarriesse Blackmon leads Layton High School in a cheer before their game against Bingham during the State 5A Basketball Tournament at Weber State University on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015

Bountiful High School's Zac Seljaas shoots over the outstretched arms of Spanish Fork's Parker Bowman during the quarterfinals of the 4A state tournament at Weber State University on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015

Layton High School's Julian Blackmon leaps for the basket at Bingham high School players watch during the State 5A Basketball Tournament at Weber State University on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015

Kearns High School's Kiko Faamaulsili, left, embraces Bushman Ebet following their 51-48 victory over Logan High School in the quarterfinals of the 4A state tournament at Weber State University on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner, 2015

Ice Cream Fire

Yesterday I was photographing ice cream for a light feature on summer weather. Today I was photographing the aftermath of a crashed semi full of ice cream. Yesterday was certainly more uplifting.

Mo Ewaishy walks away from his wrecked semi-truck on Highway 89 in Layton on Tuesday, June, 25, 2013. Ewaishy drove off the shoulder during what he described as an extreme coughing fit that almost made him pass out.(BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

A Layton firefighter climbs out of the cab of a wrecked semi-truck on Highway 89 in Layton on Tuesday, June, 25, 2013. The truck, which was transporting ice cream from Washington State to Colorado, crossed oncoming traffic and caught fire after crashing into a ditch. The driver escaped unharmed. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Layton firefighters clean up a wrecked semi-truck on Highway 89 in Layton on Tuesday, June, 25, 2013. The truck, which was transporting ice cream from Washington State to Colorado, crossed oncoming traffic and caught fire when it crashed into a ditch. The driver escaped unharmed. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

More photos can be found here and an article is here.