Making the Grade - Episode 1

For the last few months, I've been working on a documentary series for the Standard-Examiner covering education in Northern Utah.  The series features six videos on different topics facing local schools and families. The first episode is up now and you can see watch it below.

Making The Grade Trailer

You may have noticed that the posts have been fairly thin on the blog over the last few months. Now you can see why. Since January, I've been working on a new documentary series for the Standard Examiner. We put out the trailer today. Take a look below.

Wasatch Sunset

The benefit to working late is that I have great view of the mountains from the office. After last night's storm, the sun cut through to the mountains for a few minutes and I was able to run out and get these shots.

Lewis Peak, Ogden, Utah
©Benjamin Zack, 2014

Mount Ogden, Ogden, Utah
©Benjamin Zack, 2014

Ben Lomond After the Snow

Despite the warm temperatures in town, we got a dusting of snow in the mountains in Northern Utah last night. I got this photo of Ben Lomond Peak just after sunrise this morning.

©Benjamin Zack, 2014

Idaho Whiteout

I was up in Southern Idaho over the weekend for a planned photo adventure. Unfortunately, the combination of a snowstorm, some closed highways and a stuck snowplow changed all of that. On the plus side, a small break in the snow let me catch this photo.

©Benjamin Zack, 2014

Bighorn Sheep

Earlier this week, wildlife biologists began trapping bighorn sheep at Antelope Island State Park in order to get a hand on overpopulation and to help establish a new herd in Central Utah. I went out on Tuesday to photograph the process. You can also see a video that I made from the day and more photos here. Enjoy.

Utah Department of of Wildlife Resources employees and volunteers from Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife weigh a bighorn sheep on Antelope Island on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. State wildlife officials are capturing and moving 30 sheep from the island to form a new herd in Central Utah. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Bighorn sheep are moved beneath a helicopter to the staging area on Antelope Island on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. The sheep are captured with a net gun fired from a helicopter. After they're netter, a person known as a "mugger" hops from the helicopter and restrains the sheep for transport. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Highlights From 2013

I made it through 2013 and thought I would share a few of the photo highlights from the last year. Many of these images are from my first year shooting for the Standard-Examiner in Northern Utah. Looking forward to what 2014 brings. Enjoy.

Big Brush Creek Cave
©Benjamin Zack

Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo wrapped up the final night at Pioneer Stadium on Wednesday, July, 24, 2013. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Elijah White-Scott waits as Kevin Styles combs out his hair before a haircut at Marshall White Community Center on Monday, August, 19, 2013. Styles, who is a barber at Envy Me Salon and Spa in Roy, was one of nine barbers from around the region giving free back-to-school haircuts.(BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)