Utah Sun Photos

It’s clear from the many gorgeous photos of Utah that our state’s beauty is indisputable. How to make it more so? Talented Utah photographers know how to capitalize on the sun’s placement, and the light it sheds on their subjects. These 15 photographs show just a few times that the sun really did make Utah the most beautiful place on the planet.

The sunset in Eureka leaves everything golden.

Amanda Lee-Anne Kinder/Facebook

2.The early morning sunrise leaves a palette of pastels.

Tracy Mascarenas

The sunset over Bear Lake creates another pastel sky.

Katrina Arellano

Mesa Arch makes an interesting frame for this sunrise.

Brad Dawber/Facebook

When the sun just starts to say hello…

Jeff Harmon/flickr

A photographer captures both Arches at dawn, and another photographer doing the same.

Bill Gracey/flickr

As the sun rises over Bryce Canyon, the red rock takes on a rich, deep color.

Mookie Forcella/flickr

The sky over Springville turns into a cauldron of fire.

James Stone/flickr

In the last few moments of sunlight, the sun itself is the smallest element of the photo, but its light changes everything.

Bo Nielsen/flickr

When the sun rises on the Great Salt Lake on a still, calm morning, you get twice the beauty.

Charlie Bird/flickr

The photographer timed this photo of a sunset near St. George carefully to get a shot when the sun was in between the clouds and horizon.

Chris James/flicker

This is a gorgeous sunset over Salt Lake City.

Keary O./flickr

Sometimes the sunrise makes a romantic moment that much more so.

Shannon McGee/flickr

This is a self-portrait taken at dusk on the Great Salt Lake

Lauren/flickr

Do you see the sun pillar in this sunset photo? It only occurs when the temperature and humidity are just right.

Brian/flickr

Which is your favorite? I can’t decide, they’re all incredible!