Dan Morris Photography and Video

Norweigian Magnus Midtbo is currently ranked 5th in the world in sport climbing and is one of the few people on the planet to have climbed at the grade of 9b. A wad of taut muscle, he unflinchingly performed one arm pullups for us again and again.

A series of images from one afternoon and evening in Chinatown, Little India and Bukit Binthang - Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Yoga refers to traditional physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines, originating in India, whose goal is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility.

Jenna Johnson climbing Popcorn, 5.12-at Craganmore, Maple Canyon, Utah. Maple Canyon is a conglomerate sport climbing area.

On March 3, 2011, climate change activist Tim DeChristopher was convicted for disrupting oil and gas lease sales on public lands in southern Utah. The number 70 in the photos refers to Bidder # 70, Tim's number during the land auction.

On January 23, 2011, the Westboro Baptist Church came to Salt Lake City to picket Jews, Episcopals, Mormons, the Sundance Film Festival & West High School. Photographer Dan Morris spent a little time filming them at their pickets sites before photographing the members in studio.

A series of images from across "The Land of Smiles," Thailand, including Krabi, Chiang Mai, and Bangkok. Subjects include rock climbing, culture, temples, landscapes, etc...

A series of images of rock climbing, sunrises, culture and landscape from the stunning Yangshuo, Guilin, China. An endless, surreal karst (limestone) landscape goes on as far as the eye can see.

Images from the beautiful Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Thousands of Salt Lake City citizens surrounded the City County Building on July 29, 2008 to protest the vote on Proposition 8 to ban gay marriage in California.

You don't have to live in the Mississippi Delta to experience the ill effects of petroleum use. June 12, 2010 it was discovered that a Chevron pipeline in Salt Lake City had ruptured, leaking oil at a rate of 50 gallons/minute for 9 hours. This spill has soiled much of the Red Butte area and effectively closed down Liberty Park. We in Salt Lake are fortunate in that this accident / disaster? does not affect our livelihoods significantly as it does those who live in the Gulf.

The Salt Lake City Public Library has become a city landmark. It was designed by the world famous team of Moshe Safdie and Associates, Inc. Moshe Safdie, FAIA, Lead Designer Isaac Franco, AIA, Project Manager Steve White Gene Dyer, AIA Carrie Yoon Sean Scensor Steven Elmets, AIA

The Mild Seven Outdoor Quest ( MSOQ), Asia's premier adventure race. China has hosted the international adventure race four times, with the inaugural race held in Xichang of southwest China's Sichuan Province in 1997. 1998's & 1999's races moved to Dali, capital city of the Dali Bai Autunomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The 2000 MSOQ was held in Lijiang in Yunnan Province.

Photos of Sam, Bruce and Joe, the main characters in the documentary film Sons of Perdition. Sons of Perdition follows three teenage boys after they escape from the powerful FLDS polygamist sect and must fend for themselves in mainstream America.

Polygamists of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) in Salt Lake City to protest the sale of land they believed is holy.

A series of studio photos of a juvenile high-yellow morph leopard gecko (Euphlebaris macularis). All images are available as hi-res .tif files upon request.

In 1999, photographer Dan Morris led the first ever rock climbing expedition to the country of Laos. This expedition included top climbers from US, Venezuela and Japan and was supported by the Laotian government. All images are available as hi-res .tif files upon request.