Photo by Tyson Chappell
USU Eastern professor Tyson Chappell was named the winner of the Carbon County Office of Tourism’s photo contest on Wednesday.
Chappell’s winning photo was of the Great Hunt Panel in 9 Mile Canyon, a shot that took over an hour to capture in a single exposure.
“I planned several months for this shot,” Chappell said. “Finally, everything was perfect to capture ancient skies and ancient art and history.”
The winning photo will be featured in the Carbon County Office of Tourism’s visitor’s guide, which is distributed to visitors from throughout the world.
“I am incredibly honored to have my “Great Hunt” photo selected for the Carbon tourism visitor’s guide,” said Chappell. “I know of so many extraordinary photographers in this area that I was not confident at all that my photo would be chosen. But I greatly thank those that made the selection and I invite everyone to check out my Instagram page (instagram.com/chappell_shots) to see all the beauty that is too often missed at night and under appreciated by the community that lives here.”
Chappell’s shot has also been recognized by state media and Canon USA, which shared Chappell’s photo and garnered over 40,000 likes on Instagram.
“I feel that at night, under moon or starlight, is a great way to view these ancient works of art from the Native American people,” said Chappell. “Tourists come from thousands of miles away just to experience the skies we have here, right outside the door.”
The office of tourism also gave honorable mentions to photos submitted by Angelic Sanchez, Brian Powell and Scott Gibson.
“All of the photos sent in were great,” the tourism office shared. “Thank you everyone for participating in our photo contest.”
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- Photo by Scott Gibson
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- Photo by Brian Powell
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- Photo by Angelic Sanchez
