Awards
2012 New York Times Photo Essay Winner
Bryan Butterfield won the New York Time Photo Essay Contest for the American Democracy Project
2011 Weber County Fair Best in Show Professional Photographer
2011 Weber County Fair 1st Place Professional Portraiture
2011 Weber County Fair 1st Place Professional Action
2010 Utah Society of Professional Journalism (SPJ) 2nd Best Photographer of the Year
2010 Utah Society of Professional Journalism (SPJ) 1st Place General News Photo
2010 Utah Society of Professional Journalism (SPJ) 2nd Place Sports Feature
2010 Utah State Fair Professional Portraiture 2nd place
2010 Weber County Fair Best in Show Professional Photographer
2010 Weber County Fair 1st Place Professional Portraiture
2010 Weber County Fair 1st Place Commercial/Industrial
2009 The Signpost Staff Member of the Year
2009 The Signpost Rookie of the Year.
People and Groups I have seen through my lens:
People
Damian Lillard
President Thomas S. Monson Prophet of the LDS Church
Henry B. Eyring of the LDS Church
Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Of the LDS Church
Utah Sen.Jake Garn
Utah Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell
Utah Governor Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr.
Marcus (Last Standing Comic Winner)
Senator Bob Bennett
Gov.Gary R. Herbert
Mr. Mac
Groups
Byu Ballroom Dancers
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Off the Wall ComedyThe Special Olympics
Weber State Sports
Big Sky Championship 2009, 2010, and 2011
Corps Encore
Footworkingz
Bands
Ok Go
Dashboard Confessional
Jack Ingram
Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband
Junction City Big Band
The Brobecks
T Minus 5
Charlie JenkinsFox Van Cleef
Mean Mollys Trio
The Gorgeous Hussies
LBC-Sublime
Brinn Hill
Jordan’s Soul
Controversy
The Booze
Earl Greyhound
Hal Holiday (Rockabilly Hall of Fame)
The Pourch Pounders
Benjamin Jennings
Joe McQueen
And Many More!
Bio
On Christmas of 2008, Bryan Butterfield received a gift that would greatly alter his life’s course—a digital SLR camera. He has since been looking at the world through a different lens.
Bryan began his work at The Signpost in 2009, when he saw Allison Hess, former adviser of the publication, adjusting newspapers on a rack. He asked if there were photographer positions available. Fortunately, there were.
Within three months of becoming employed at The Signpost, he worked his way up to photo editor. Bryan then quit his day job to follow his passion. He is also an official freelancer for the Standard Examiner.
Bryan’s favorite types of photography are portrait and event photography. Bryan has seen several bands through his lens, including OK Go, Dashboard Confessional, and T Minus 5. He has also photographed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Thomas S. Monson, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Mission Improvable Comedy, and the Special Olympics.
He has won various awards including 2nd place in Professional Portraiture at the Utah State Fair, Professional Best of Show at the Weber County Fair, First Place in Portrait and First place in Commercial at the Weber State Fair, and multiple first and second place awards from the state chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Bryan has a professional photography business, Lighting Bryan Photography, and enjoys capturing weddings and local events. He also enjoys senior and family portraiture. Visit his website at www.lightingbryan.com.
