Picturing 2023

In the blink of an eye, a moment ... a fleeting moment, is here and gone.

But for the talented photojournalists of the Deseret News, their job is to capture that moment. Freeze it in time. History documented.

As we look back at 2023, our photographers told stories of life here in Utah and around the world, including war-torn Ukraine and the dangerous Darién Gap inside Colombia through the lenses of their cameras.

But our coverage was often in our backyard, from capturing the record-breaking snowfall to smaller stories like a man embarking on a cross-country journey on horseback.

This past year, we continued to document the plight of the Great Salt Lake, always looking for new ways to visually tell the story of a lake trying to survive.

As always, we saw and photographed the best in humanity, including our beautiful in-depth project on the INN Between, a hospice home for the terminally ill homeless.

So here is a glimpse into some of those great images of 2023 captured by both our staff and contributing photojournalists.