Salt Lake Tribune photos of the month for January 2018
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ondi Williamson services and repairs vehicles for a living now at his full service garage attached to his home in Nephi. Williamson suffers from PTSD and depression stemming from the 2002 vehicle collision that killed his wife Thanh Williamson, injured himself and his daughter Alexa. The accident set a precedent-setting decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on seatbelt safety requirements.
A mild January has slowed down snowfall, making way for a less wintry mix of images from Tribune photographers. They captured the madness of the Sundance Film Festival, where celebrities from film, TV and beyond took to Park City.
Photographers spent time on the sidelines of basketball games throughout the Salt Lake Valley and on the slopes, as winter athletes prepared for the upcoming Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
They slipped into intimate settings, documenting the death of the LDS Church’s prophet and a widower whose wife died in a car accident, handling both with the same sensitive and careful eye.
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(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The largest and brightest supermoon of 2018 rises over the Wasatch mountains, as seen from Antelope Island, Monday, January 1, 2018.
(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) Zac Musselman, of Monticello, center, his to escape the hold of Brighton's Brayden Stevens during the All-Star Duals wrestling at Utah Valley University's UCCU Center in Orem Tuesday January 9, 2018.
(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Lawyer Tad Draper, left, is filing a federal lawsuit for Cynthia Stella over the death of her daughter, Heather Ashton Miller, at the Davis County jail. Jan. 4, 2018. Miller was arrested early Dec. 20, 2016, on charges related to possession of drug paraphernalia and heroin, held in the Davis County jail less than two days before suffering an injury to her spleen that led to her death in the McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) USA's Madison Olsen (15) competes in the Ladies' Aerial Finals during the FIS Visa Freestyle International Ski World Cup at Deer Valley Resort Friday, January 12, 2018. Olsen finished in fourth place with a score of 81.78.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) MaKenna Merrell-Giles competes on the beam for Utah, in Gymnastics action Utah vs. Oregon State at the Jon M. Huntsman Center, Friday, January 19, 2018.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ondi Williamson services and repairs vehicles for a living now at his full service garage attached to his home in Nephi. Williamson suffers from PTSD and depression stemming from the 2002 vehicle collision that killed his wife Thanh Williamson, injured himself and his daughter Alexa. The accident set a precedent-setting decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on seatbelt safety requirements.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Dieter F. Uchtdorf sits with other members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles at a news conference in the lobby of the Church Office Building in Salt Lake City, Tuesday January 16, 2018. Russell M. Nelson was named the 17th president of the nearly 16 million-member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Actor Nicolas Cage is mobbed by fans as the 2018 Sundance Film Festival kicks off along Main street in Park City on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) before the game at Vivint Smart Home Arena Friday, January 19, 2018.
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Basketball player Lauren Gustin is averaging double points and double rebounds during games at center for the Salem Hills girls' basketball team. Gustin has committed to play for University of Idaho next fall. Jan. 25, 2018.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brigham Young Cougars forward Yoeli Childs (23) shoots over San Diego Toreros guard Olin Carter III (3) as BYU hosts San Diego, NCAA basketball in Provo Saturday January 20, 2018.
(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg arrives at Sundance's Cinema Cafe prior to being interviewed by NPR's Nina Totenberg, in connection with the documentary "RBG", Sunday, January 21, 2018.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Janis Christensen, wife of Senator Allen Christensen, gets her steps in as she walks the top floor of the Utah Capitol past an exhibit of photos from the archives of the Salt Lake Tribune on day two of the 2018 legislative session on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018.
(Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune) during funeral services for LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City Friday January 12, 2018.
(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) A homeless woman called Thumper is interviewed while cuddled in her bedroll with her dogs Hope and Despair. Volunteers were counting homeless people in Salt Lake City for the annual Point In Time survey at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. "Thumper" had spent the night with a couple friends, camped in the tunnel between Sugar House Park and Hidden Hollow.
Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Utes forward Megan Jacobs (13) drives to the hoop during second half play. Oregon State defeated Utah 69-58, Friday, January 26, 2018.
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