Projects | Explore Inspiring Visual Stories — Spenser Heaps Photography

A cowboy riding a horse on a dirt trail with cattle and a dog in a dry, hilly landscape with sparse bushes and trees.

Wild Horses for NYT

Two engineers in safety vests and helmets discussing at wind farm with wind turbines during sunset.

Cedar Creek Wind

Three people sitting at a table in a meeting room, smiling and engaging in a conversation. One woman is holding a pen, another person is writing on a notepad, and a laptop is open on the table.

Cottonwood Coaching

A family gathering around a dinner table lit by candles, sharing and serving a meal that includes salad, grilled meats, and bread.

Force of Nature

A woman providing therapy or massage to a man lying on a table in a cozy room with brick walls and large windows, sunlight shining in.

Pinyon PT

Four people sitting at a table in a casual restaurant, laughing and enjoying food. In the background, a barista is working behind the counter with apparel on display on the brick wall.

Baby’s Bagels

A person with arms outstretched stands on a rock overlooking the Grand Canyon during a storm, with dark clouds overhead.

The White Rim Trail

A man in a red long-sleeve shirt running outdoors with a dark, cloudy sky in the background, viewed through a water splash or puddle.

Riley Cook for Tracksmith

A ski workshop with ski equipment, machinery, and a man standing among the gear.

DPS Skis for Monocle

A person wearing a helmet and climbing gear is perched on a rocky cliff, releasing a young bird from a nest to the open sky and expansive landscape below.

In the Eagle’s nest

A man wearing safety goggles and yellow gloves working with a power tool on a sheet of metal in a workshop with vintage vans in the background.

Nomadicana for Wildsam

An elderly man in a red jacket and black beanie hat hiking in a snowy mountain landscape with the sun shining over peaks.

Apa’s Return

Sunset view of the Grand Canyon with the Colorado River winding through the canyon.

The Shrinking Colorado

A man hiking on a dirt trail in a lush green forest carrying a young girl on his shoulders.

Crucible of Dreams

A street scene with four people near a yellow and green building with graffiti. A woman sits on a chair, a young boy runs past, a woman sits on a box, and a teenage boy stands in front of the building. Trash and debris are scattered on the ground.

Freedom, Just North of Hope

Three people standing on a rocky mountain ridge during sunset, silhouetted against a bright sky with distant mountains in the background.

Jannu Climbers for NYT

Night sky filled with stars and the Milky Way above mountains with silhouetted bushes in the foreground.

Of Lithium & Land

An elderly man with a bald head and tattoos on his arms is sitting on a bed in a dimly lit room, looking toward the window, which has closed vertical blinds.

ALONE

A person's hands wearing black gloves and a digital watch, holding onto the handlebar of a bicycle with a colorful, pixelated jacket in the background.

Certina for Hodinkee

People participating in a religious procession inside a church, carrying a large ornate canopy, with stained glass windows and religious paintings in the background.

Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Person riding a bicycle on a flat, barren landscape with mountains in the distance, reflected in a mirror-like water surface in the foreground.

Fremont Island

A woman standing behind a makeshift memorial fence decorated with photos, flowers, and lights in a snow-covered rural area.

The legacy of Chad and Lori

Solar panels installed over a field of orange flowers, sunlight in the background.

Utah Solar

A yellow diamond-shaped road sign reads 'Blowing Dust Hell' and is positioned in a dry desert landscape with mountains in the background and sparse vegetation.

At Water’s Edge

Four women standing among the burnt ruins of what appears to be a car accident or fire, with damaged cars, debris, and blackened trees in the background.

After the Fire

A man in black clothing sitting on a wooden chair inside an old, dilapidated room with peeling walls and an open window showing trees outside.

Skinwalker Ranch

An elderly woman with gray hair tied back, wearing a colorful floral top and black pants, sitting at a dining table inside a home. The table has a bag of red onions. There is a wooden cabinet in the background, and soft light illuminates her face from the left side of the image.

Norma

A person working inside a building under construction with visible framing, drywall, plywood, and construction equipment, silhouetted behind a temporary plastic or fabric barrier.

The Morton

A woman with curly blonde hair standing on a rocky ledge in a desert canyon, smiling and looking to the right, with a vast canyon landscape in the background under a cloudy sky.

Video: Monumental Battle

A woman riding a bicycle with a built-in seat for children, carrying three kids, on a city street with trees and buildings in the background.

Video: The air in Oslo

A large solar farm at sunset with rows of solar panels stretching across the landscape, reflecting the golden light of the setting sun.

Green River Energy Center

An industrial factory with smokestacks emitting smoke, situated in a rural landscape at sunset with a small house and car in the foreground.

Last Ones Standing for Deseret Magazine

A drone flying in the sky over a mountainous landscape with clouds.

Chemtrails for WSJ