Photo Friday

Midway Construction, Upwall Design
More and more I am meeting people who have had full and interesting lives who are finding an ideal lifestyle in Utah. The homeowner who recently completed a custom home in the Park Meadows area of Park City designed by Upwall Design and built by Midway Construction fits this...
Home exterior, Promontory
With the fires on the West Coast and the hurricane-force winds in Utah this week, we are all paying more attention to the natural environment. A highlight of my week was nature in another expression. While photographing this home in Promontory, I found myself 10 feet away from bugling...
Manasquan, Home exterior
Despite the recent drops in nighttime temperatures in the Wasatch Back that threaten to take out our tomatoes and basil and the orange leaves on the northern slopes of the Wasatch, I maintain that summer is not over! I’m a self-admitted lover of warm weather and summers. With COVID,...
Kahlert Village, University of Utah housing, University of Utah dorms, Housing & Residential Education, Student dorm, College campus, Building exterior
Last week took me to the University of Utah for the return of students to classes and the opening of Kahlert Village, a new residential complex conveniently located near the heart of the campus adjacent to the Huntsman Center. Parents and nervous new students unloaded their belongings and found...
Lilac Hill, Home exterior, Park City
One of the interesting things about having lived some years over what qualifies as youth is seeing things concurrently in the present and in the past. I spent twenty years of my youth living in Park City as it transitioned from a mining town to a ski town, and...
Modern Out West Architecture & Design, Office space, Office interior
Familiar faces to Salt Lake architecture Trent Smith and Steven Walters recently formed Modern Out West Architecture & Design, and the firm just completed a dynamic office space for FileVine, a software system for attorneys. The location is a former Sugarhouse commercial space previously occupied by Toys R Us,...
SMRTL, Front desk, Office building, Office design
I’m continually struck by the number of businesses out there that offer interesting and challenging jobs that I, for one, never knew were possible career paths. This theme struck again when I photographed the Bryan S. Finkle Building in South Jordan. The principle tenant is SMRTL, Sports Medicine Research...
Architectural Photographer
Architectural photographer Scot Zimmerman has been a part of our Utah Style & Design team for a long time—you might recognize him from the popular Photo Friday series on our blog. In this interview, USD talked with Scot about his why he thinks architectural photography is the world's best...
BioFire, Cafeteria, Medical Diagnostics,
Never before have we all been so aware of the importance of medical diagnostics as in the midst of this pandemic. BioFire’s new office and warehouse complex near the airport, built by Okland Construction and designed by FFKR Architects, gives this company the additional space they need for this...
KPCW Office, KPCW Logo
There are many things that weave a community together, and in Park City, KPCW public radio is a strong force. It’s where you find out about what’s happening locally, learn who might need some help, and pair the lost with the found, whether it is a wandering Labrador or...