On Visiting Ivo.

A few years ago, I worked as an assistant producer on a documentary about Utah and the people who represent our often unusual statistics (Most Family-Friendly State, most plastic surgery per capita, most polygamists, most families headed by parents in a gay partnership, most fitness-oriented state, highest sugar consumption, hottest co-eds, etc.).

While the doc was in the editing phase, the publicly-funded entity underwriting the project decided it was too controversial and wasn't worth courting trouble in that specific political moment, so they killed it. It's a damn shame because it was a great concept and we interviewed some really interesting, amazing people from all walks of life. I feel so lucky to have been a part of the project while it lasted.

One person we filmed for the doc was a guy named Ivo who lives out in the west desert near the state line in an old airplane hangar that had been built during the second World War. I took a lot of production photos as the crew crisscrossed the state, and this is a slide show from that particular day.