52 photographers depict Ogden in 52 photographs

52 photographers depict Ogden in 52 photographs

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OGDEN — A community art project designed to show off the diversity of Ogden has brought 52 photographers together to capture the city in 52 photographs.

Local photographer and event creator Benjamin Zack divided the city of Ogden into 52 sections on a map and invited community members to draw a card from a deck with a section of the city written on it. Once someone drew a card, they had one month to photograph their section of the city.

Along with Nurture the Creative Mind, an art program for youth, Zack will host an art exhibit filled with the photos Friday at the Union Station.

“I’ve just been really excited to see the amount of support that it’s gotten,” Zack said. “I just wasn’t sure if it would work, and if it did work, I expected it to be a small project between me and some folks I know. The night that we kicked it off, I showed up half an hour early to set up, and there was already a line around the building of people waiting to take the photos.”

Zack reserved a few cards for youths involved with Nurture the Creative Mind, but the other cards were available to amateur and professional photographers of all ages on a first come, first served basis.

Apart from photographing something within the limits of each individual’s card, Zack intentionally left the rules “loose." The photographs range from the people of Ogden to landscapes to buildings.

Chris Kiernan, who takes action sports photos as a hobby, drew a section of Ogden just north of the neighborhood he grew up in. Kiernan decided to take a picture of a skateboarder.

“I figured most people would try to think of a historic perspective of Ogden, but the area I had was more neighborhoods,” Kiernan said.

Kiernan said his favorite part of the project was being able to freeze moments in time.

Paul Harbath, another participant, drew one of the last cards and was assigned to photograph the middle of downtown Ogden.

Harbath photographed the sidewalks of Ogden’s Historic 25th Street, capturing the shops at night.

“They kind of put me out of my comfort zone, because I really have never done much around populated area,” Harbath said. “It’s just really good because it kind of drives the whole creative side of photography.”

The Ogden 52 art exhibit will take place Friday at the Union Station from 6 to 8 p.m. There is no entrance fee.

Because of the popularity the event gained, Zack will host three subsequent events to capture photos of Ogden in the spring, summer and fall.

The drawing for the spring Ogden 52 project will take place March 19 at 7 p.m. in the Union Station. For more information, visit the project's Facebook page.

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