It snowed for about five minutes right as I arrived to take a few pictures before an April 2011 session of LDS General Conference, just long enough for me to catch this shot of a panhandler waiting near a downtown Salt Lake City intersection. After submitting this shot to the Utah State Fair later that September, the image was selected to tour the state with the Utah Arts Council.
On a clear Sunday afternoon on my second visit to Seattle, my friend Randy and I stopped by Gasworks Park, where I found this cyclist enjoying a little sun and a book.
Between the serene woman with the plump cheeks behind the window, the globs of chocolate in front of her, the American flag on the window, and of course, the eager young boys with the matching haircuts, I've always felt like this image, taken at the Mrs. Cavanaughs Chocolate Factory in North Salt Lake City, managed to channel the ghost of Norman Rockwell.
