Top Photo: Jamie “Boogie” Anton, bottom, of Throwdown Elite in Orem, Utah, and Dave Allred of Elite Performance in Sandy, take it to the mat at Showdown V, a professional mixed martial arts fight night held at Utah Valley University November 20, 2009.
MMA is a combat sport that involves a variety of different fighting techniques and skills, many based on traditional martial arts, wrestling and boxing, with two opponents pitted against each other inside a chain link round or octagonal cage. The sport increased in popularity in Utah and the United States with the creation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament in 1993 and moreso in 2007 when the UFC bought its rival brand and merged all contract fighters into one promotion.
I photographed this project on mixed martial arts culture in Utah for the past year and a half in my spare time and it is posted on my website here:
PHOTOS
I can’t explain my initial draw to MMA, but I kept making photos of events and fighters because it interests me as a non-traditional sport and because of all the people I’ve met. Utah has a great MMA community and it’s constantly growing. The story won’t end here, I will continue to tell it as long as people allow it.
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Mike Terry published some of these photos in his zine, Ezra. Please let he or me know if you’d like a copy.
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Before getting injured and now being laid up for anywhere for three to six weeks, if not longer, I shot the Utah County demolition derby down in Spanish Fork.
It was awesome.
More outtakes from my story over on my blog.
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Park City handed Carbon a 12 – 0 loss at Park City today.
The nasal technique.
Call this Defeat Mk. II.
Pictureline inc. is excited to announce our 10th annual DIGITALFEST 2010 – Utah’s largest gathering of digital photographic equipment, information and experts on Friday, September 17th. Digitalfest is the Intermountain West’s largest and most comprehensive annual trade show featuring the best and newest digital imaging & DSLR HD products. Many manufacturer representatives will be on hand to give you a chance to handle the latest products and ask questions.
Pictureline is honored to host the award winning Director & Cinematographer from the television series: 24, Rodney Charters ASC CSC, in a seminar, Thursday, September 16th at 7pm at the Salt Lake store.
The Digitalfest trade show will take place at the Salt Lake store, 305 West 700 South, Friday, September 17th from 12 – 5:30pm, giving the public a chance to experience this year’s best and newest digital imaging & DSLR HD products. Some of the manufactures attending are: Adobe, Apple, Canon, Canon DV, Delkin, ExpoImaging, Gitzo, GoPro, Hasselblad, Hoodman, Lacie, Leica, LowePro, Mamiya, Manfrotto, Mitsubishi Imaging, Nikon, Olympus,
Pina Zangaro, Profoto, Samson Zoom, Sandisk, Sennheiser, Wacom Ziblio and Zeiss.
Digitalfest 2010 will be the perfect venue to see all of the new digital equipment and supplies in the industry.
Pictureline is excited to present Sports Illustrated Photographer Robert Beck Friday, September 17th at 7pm at the Salt Lake store.
All seminars the trade show take place at the Salt Lake store. Seating for the seminars is limited so please sign-up at http://www.digitalfest.com.
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Self Assigned: Photographs by Seven Award-Winning Utah Photographers
Kimball Art Center
638 Park Avenue, Park City, UT
October 8 – November 21, 2010
Garage Gallery
Photojournalists work under the pressure of deadlines daily, using their skills in the service of providing information to the public. Seven award-winning Utah based news photographers, inspired by a Diane Arbus quote, pursued their own individual visions during a 48-hour period. Self Assigned showcases the combined perspectives captured during this time period and tips the scales toward creativity.
Participating artists:
Erik Daenitz | Djamila Grossman | Grayson West | Michael Friberg | Mike Terry | Trent Nelson | Tyler Cobb
Gallery Stroll featuring the Self Assigned photographers on Friday, October 29 from 6-9 p.m.
screen grab from FaceBook
UPDATED 5:20pm, Wednesday:
Photo editor Ravell Call moves to photographer slot.
Photo editor Chuck Wing continues as editor.
The Score So Far: Two-thirds of the photo staff have been laid off.
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