This last weekend Becca and I went to Miami, Florida for Becca's first marathon. It was a wonderful experience. Becca was sponsored by a website called Fitstudio.com. Here is a short video showing some of the highlights from the race. You can see more of Becca's story at: www.captivatemotivate.com.

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My wife Becca was sponsored last year by Fitstudio.com to compete in her first marathon on January 29th in Miami, Florida. As part of her training, each week she attends a hand cycle spinner class. Here is a short video about the inspiration the class has given her. You can follow her training at: www.captivatemotivate.com.

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My wife Becca was sponsored last year by Fitstudio.com to compete in her first marathon on January 29th in Miami, Florida. In the last month leading up to the race we've been creating these video blogs to document her training. More are viewable on her website: www.captivatemotivate.com.

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This Fall I was able to travel to Arizona and the Dominican Republic as a DP on a shoot for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We were filming stories of teenage youth as part of an annual video series for youth.lds.org. Here are a few freeze frames from the videos and a story on an amazing young man named Hector from Mesa, Arizona.

Watch more of the videos online at: youth.lds.org.

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Here are two more recordings from my mothers album Chanson. These were filmed this Fall at the Conference Center Gardens in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Crossing the Sweetwater was composed by Sam Cardon for Lee Groberg's documentary film Sweetwater Rescue. The film shares the story of Willie and Martin Handcart Companies who after a late start hit harsh winter weather and soon disaster. More than two hundred lost their lives before a courageous team from Salt Lake City traveled hundreds of miles through freezing weather to save nearly a thousand emigrants. Learn more at: www.sweetwaterrescue.com.

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The last few months I have been working on a documentary for PBS Station KUED. The film documents the history of two blocks in Salt Lake City that have recently been torn down and rebuilt into a new mall and downtown highrise condos. The documentary shares stories of a few of the historic places and people that have been on the blocks in the last 150 years. Here a few photos we've found so far. They are of the old Salt Lake Theater, ZCMI, and an early shot of Main Street between South Temple and First South.

The film will air on KUED7 in March.

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My Mother in an incredible flute player. She performs with the Orchestra at Temple Square and on Music and the Spoken Word Broadcasts with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Recently she asked me to film her and harpist Tamara Oswald performing excerpts from their album Chanson. This performance was at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. See more at: www.harpandflute.com.

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This Fall I was able to spend a few days at the Good Samaritan Program in Salt Lake City interviewing several of its volunteers and patrons. The Good Samaritan Program is a ministry of the Cathedral of the Madeleine. They are open 365 days a year and serve over 300 lunches to Salt Lake City's hungry each day. Donations to the program are very appreciated and can be made at: www.saltlakecathedral.org/good-samaritan.

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Recently I have been working with the Richard Richards Institute at Weber State University to produce a documentary and several short videos that focus on ethics in politics and business. This video in a conversation we had with Robert Garff, President of Ken Garff Automotive Group. Garff talks about his father's ethics in creating and running the company.

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My short film "Kenya Safari" was accepted into the 2011 African World Film Festival. The film is a series of three short vignettes that I filmed in Kenya. The first segment takes the viewer on a seemingly perilous journey by way of a jam packed Kenyan highway. The second segment is a game of soccer played by Kenyan school children. The children's ingenuity to turn a bundle of rags into a soccer ball offers inspiration amidst difficult circumstances. The film concludes with a touching montage of Kenyan women and children receiving humanitarian aid.

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It's almost become a tradition every year to film a birthday parties of one of my friend Jonathan Canlas' kids. This year it was Lulu's birthday at a park in Orem, Utah. Check out Jonathan's amazing photography work on his website: www.jonathancanlasphotography.com.

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My new film Street Vets will air January 31st on PBS Station KUED. The film shares the inspirational stories of several veterans at the Homeless Veterans Fellowship, a transitional housing facility aimed at assisting veterans from homelessness to self sufficiency. For one year I documented their progress through the Homeless Veterans Fellowship program and learned of the their issues, challenges, and hopes for the future. Street Vets is also viewable on my website.

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My wife Becca is an accomplished motivational speaker and wonderful example. At fifteen months old she was paralyzed in an auto-pedestrian accident. However, she hasn't let her wheelchair define who she is or limit her in any way. We recently completed this film for her website: www.captivatemotivate.com

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I was able to travel with a friend and his family to Norway to document several breeds of Norwegian Horses. At the end of our trip we attended a competition event for a girls riding school near Bergen. We learned that horse riding and training provides the girls with confidence and the ability to make their own choices.

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This Fall I was able to produce a documentary fund raising film for the Cathedral of the Madeleine's annual Bishop's Dinner. The films shares the story of the winter of 1917. At the time the Great War raged in Europe. However, on the homefront, a the hopeful event in Salt Lake City would bring peace to the hearts of the parishioners of the Salt Lake Cathedral of the Madeleine.

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Becca's family went to Las Vegas this week and we spent a day water skiing on Lake Mead. Becca even got on the water and did a little knee boarding.

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