Category: Best of the Week

  • Week Thirty-Three

    Week Thirty-Three

    Parleys Canyon Fire

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Parleys Canyon Fire burns, as seen from Emigration Canyon on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021.

  • Week Thirty-Two

    Week Thirty-Two

    Punishment at the Peak – Demolition Derby

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Zeb Hansen gets a sendoff from his family before competing at Punishment at the Peak, a demolition derby in Grantsville on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Gullo works to get his son’s car back into working condition during Punishment at the Peak, a demolition derby in Grantsville on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.
    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dalton Gullo is handed a trophy during Punishment at the Peak, a demolition derby in Grantsville on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021.

    Utah Football

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The new locker room for the Utah Utes and Ken Garff Red Zone at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City was officially unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021.

    Mask Mandate Request

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dr. Angela Dunn issues a public health “order of constraint” requiring masks in Salt Lake County schools on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.

    Mask Mandate Fails

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) People fill the room as the Salt Lake County Council voted down Dr. Angela Dunn’s mask ordinance for K-6 students, on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021.
    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) People sing the National Anthem under a Three Percenter flag after the Salt Lake County Council voted down Dr. Angela Dunn’s mask ordinance for K-6 students, on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021.

  • Week Thirty-One

    Week Thirty-One

    Cosm

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A crowd immersed in scenes from the Olympics displayed on a 180 degree 8K LED dome at the Cosm Experience Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, July 30, 2021. At left is Cosm CEO Jeb Terry.

    The White Family

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Family and friends cheer as USA swimming Rhyan White places fourth in the 200-meter backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Friday, July 30, 2021.

    Large Dangerous Rocket Ships

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) People stare up to the sky as Bryce Chanes’s rocket Porthos climbs to 5,558 feet. Utah Rocket Club hosted Large Dangerous Rocket Ships, one of the country’s premier rocketry events, at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Saturday, July 31, 2021.

    K


  • Week Thirty

    Week Thirty

    RSL v Colorado Rapids

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Real Salt Lake forward Bobby Wood (7) celebrates a first half goal as Real Salt Lake hosts the Colorado Rapids, MLS Soccer at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Saturday, July 24, 2021.

    Low Moon Lake


    Sugar House


  • Week Twenty-Nine

    Week Twenty-Nine

    Millcreek


    His Eminence

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and Bishop Oscar A. Solis during a visit to the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Deacon Lynn Johnson leads the tour.

    50


  • Week Twenty-Eight

    Week Twenty-Eight

    I-70


    Moab

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rim Village, a subdivision in Moab on Thursday, July 15, 2021.
    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Irrigation in Moab on Thursday, July 15, 2021.

    Green River


  • Week Twenty-Seven

    Week Twenty-Seven

    Sulphur Creek


    Calf Creek


    Walmart Field Guide


    Josue

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) BYU swimmer Josue Dominguez will be the only male swimming for the Dominican Republic at the Olympics in Tokyo. Dominguez was photographed at BYU in Provo on Thursday, July 8, 2021.

  • Week Twenty-Six

    Week Twenty-Six

    Golf x Water

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Old Mill Golf Course in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 25, 2021.

    Living Traditions

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Grupo Folklorico Tollan performs at the Living Traditions festival in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 26, 2021.
    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The crowd joins dancers in a friendship dance during an intertribal pow wow at the Living Traditions festival in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 26, 2021.

    Recharge


  • Week Twenty-Five

    Week Twenty-Five

    Jan

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jan, Switchpioint in St. George on Friday, June 11, 2021.

    Table X

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Table X in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

    American Fork


  • Week Twenty-Four

    Week Twenty-Four

    Colorado City


    LDS / NAACP


    Naturalization

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) New citizen Zainab Masud displays her naturalization certificate during a naturalization ceremony that was part of Utah’s World Refugee Week celebration, in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 15, 2021.

    NBA Playoffs – Jazz v Clippers

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale (23) yells after an offensive foul was called on the Clippers, as the Utah Jazz host the Los Angeles Clippers in a Game 5 matchup, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.

  • Week Twenty-Three

    Week Twenty-Three

    Marlow


    East Canyon Fire

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) East Canyon Fire burns north of East Canyon State Park, on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) East Canyon Fire burns north of East Canyon State Park, on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

    Utah Theater Protest


    USMNT


  • Week Twenty-Two

    Week Twenty-Two

    The Virus




    Moab Homelessness


  • Week Twenty-One

    Week Twenty-One

    Assignment: Taylorsville Center for the Performing Arts


    Assignment: West Davis Highway

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) kicks off construction of the West Davis Highway with an event in Layton on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

    Assignment: Girls Tackle Football

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Kearns vs Herriman Sting in the Utah Girls Tackle Football League Division 2 championship game at Herriman High School on Thursday, May 27, 2021.

  • Week Twenty

    Week Twenty

    “Photograph the Brigham Young Monument”

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Brigham Young statue on Temple Square in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 14, 2021.

    The Genesis Project

    Edgar

    Kevin


    Magna


    Critical Race Theory, two sides

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) As Michelle Love-Day speaks, Sophia Anderson (rear) holds up a sign with the opposite opinion, during a news conference by the Utah Educational Equity Coalition at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

    Gov

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at his weekly news conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

    Faith

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Alexis Hilbelink, at her home in Salt Lake City on Thursday, May 20, 2021. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Thursday that a Unified police officer was legally justified in shooting Alexis’s husband, Matthew Hilbelink, who was suicidal and who had pointed a gun at an officer.

  • Week Nineteen

    Week Nineteen


    Assignment: Where we at with masks?

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lifeguard Lainey Vander Linden at the Draper Recreation Center on Monday, May 10, 2021.

  • Week Eighteen

    Week Eighteen

    Sports photography with the Sony A1


    Assignment: Jill Biden visit

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) First lady Jill Biden completes an assignment, writing a statement about herself, at Glendale Middle School in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

    Under the bridge – Provo

  • Week Seventeen

    Week Seventeen


    White Rock Bay


    Jazz v Timberwolves

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (00) as the Utah Jazz host the Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 24, 2021.
  • Week Sixteen

    Week Sixteen

    Viva La Diva


    3 Counts: Guilty

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jamari and Jahavion Butoyi hold signs as people march in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 to mark the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rae Duckworth celebrates the three guilty verdicts as people rally at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 to mark the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
  • Week Fifteen

    Week Fifteen

    Tulip Festival


    Anti-Mask

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mask exemption cards at a rally outside of the Granite School District offices in South Salt Lake on Saturday, April 10, 2021. Rallies were announced for all Utah school district offices by a coalition of groups opposed to mask mandates.

    Street Sweep

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake County conducts a camp cleanup at the Fleet Block Murals in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.
    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) camp on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

    State Street

  • Week Fourteen

    Week Fourteen

    Assignment: Hiring Crisis

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Blake Harmon, owner of Curry Up Now in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Utah restaurants and bars are having a difficult time finding employees. Curry Up Now, for example, has 10 open positions from kitchen manager to bartender to dishwasher.

    Assignment: Lesley’s Mobile Home Park

    (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jason Williams at his home in Lesley’s Mobile Home Park in Riverdale on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The property owner is attempting to rezone and redevelop the site. In the meantime, the landlord has raised rent by $200 a month.