Encircle hosted Ignite at UVU in 2017. It was a conference for LGBTQ+ youth living in Utah County. It was the first conference of it’s kind in Utah County and I was happy for the chance to document the event. There were classes, seminars, activities, musical performances, and more.
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There were a number of musical artists who performed including Tyler Glenn from the Neon Trees. He recently came out and has become a bit of an activist.
Musicians
Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees and LGBT activist
LGBTQ+ youth
Dancing dancers
Volunteers at Ignite
Friends attend Ignite
Ignite attendees
There were a number of families in attendance. It was heartwarming to see parents there to support their children. Coming out is a frightening experience.
Families attend Ignite
Classes for families
Ignite is a conference for LGBT youth in Utah County
Emcee of the event
And it was fun to see the diversity at the event. Yes, Utah is predominantly white but there were people of many backgrounds there. This was a group for Latinos. I should have written down the name of the group.
The latino delegation
Checking out the activity bus
Families at Ignite
Fun times
And they had several videographers, story tellers, and photographers to help tell the story of people in attendance.
Video stories—behind the scenes
People enjoying Fuji Instax
Activities
A day of fun and bonding
A photographer creating portraits onsite
So we recreated the photo with merchandise
A day of fun and bonding
Behind the scenes
