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Here are some recent holiday light shots of the Salt Lake City Utah Temple.

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I have shot a lot of temples on film when I originally started this goal.  Nauvoo was one of these.  I had the privilege of photographing Nauvoo about 7 years ago when I was helping one of my brothers move across the country.  We were only able to stop for a few minutes but I got some shots.  I recently traveled through Nauvoo but did not have my SLR.  I only had a point and shoot.  I was satisfied with the shots I was able to get but I am kind of spoiled since my passion for photography started with an SLR in my hands and it just isn’t the same with a point and shoot.

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I traveled to Tennessee a few months ago to bring a car back to Utah and along the way I stopped by the St. Louis Missouri Temple and got a couple of quick shots.  I only had my point and shoot so they are not the best.  I think it is a pretty temple and I want to go back some day and get some better shots.

I recently traveled to the Big Island of Hawaii to assist another photographer on a wedding. While there I got the opportunity to shoot the Kona Temple. Unfortunately I was not able to get very many shots of it. Oh well, guess I will just have to go back in the future. I am perfectly ok with that! Here are the few shots I was able to get.

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Here are some of the Laie Hawaii Temple.  Unfortuantely the temple was closed for renovation so there were no lights on the temple at twilight which is my preferred time for shooting temples.  Once again, I guess I just have an excuse to go back to Hawaii now.

I was in Provo the other night and as the sun started to set I could tell that it was going to be a nice sunset.  Luckily I grabbed my camera before I left my house.  Here are a few of the images I was able to capture.

In April and May of 2009 I traveled down to Mexico and backpacked through Mexico and Guatemala.  I spent about 2 months there and was able to photograph 4 completed temples and 1 under construction.  I photographed this one, Merida Mexico, and also, Villahermosa Mexico, Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico, Quetzaltenango Guatemala (under construction),  and Guatemala City Guatemala.  It was a great chance for me to get out and work more towards my goal.  When I originally set out on my trip I didn’t realize I would be able to get that many, but with a couple of detours (and hours on buses) I was able to get closer to my goal of photographing all the temples.

I love how sometimes things just seem to line up and go smoothly.  Of all the temples I photographed on my trip, Merida was by far my favorite.  I was able to spend a little more time at it then the others because I was there for a few days, unlike Villahermosa, where I came in on a bus, hopped in a cab, spent 30 minutes at the temple and then headed back to the bus station.  When you spend that little time, you kind of have to take what you get.  But with Merida I was able to wait for better lighting and I really liked what I got.  I hope you enjoy them.

In my recent travels through Mexico and Guatemala I studied Spanish for a few weeks in Quetzaltenango (AKA Xela) Guatemala.  Xela is the site of a new temple being built.  I rented a bike one day and rode up to the location of the new temple that overlooks the city and has a view of 3 volcanoes off in the distance.  Here is a picture of the work that was being done as they had just broken ground a few weeks earlier.