Selected collaboration · 2025

Utah's Dark Skies

Three landscapes. One night sky. Utah, after sunset.

The Good Line for the Utah Office of Tourism

Year

2025

Production

The Good Line for the Utah Office of Tourism

Director

Joseph LeBaron

Director of Photography

Jacob Justice

The assignment

Film Utah after dark.

The Good Line brought families and stargazers into Antelope Island, Canyonlands, and the Uinta Mountains. Filming them beneath the night sky meant coordinating people, equipment, and long nights in remote locations.

David supported the crew as a field producer and captured photographs, aerial footage, and night-sky images across all three locations.

David White

Field Producer · Photographer + Astrophotography · Aerial Cinematographer

01 / Three landscapes

“Some shoots feel more like an adventure with your friends than a job. One moment you’re chasing a car with a drone. The next you’re protecting gear from a sand storm. Later, you’re standing in silence on a canyon rim as the stars begin to appear.”— David White

Antelope Island

The island is a great location to escape the city lights and see the Milky Way.

A group moving through tall grass toward the horizon at Antelope Island — The Great Salt Lake has pulled back a long way from its old shoreline.

Canyonlands

A slice of the river reflects the stars above.

Warm evening light on the cliffs of Canyonlands — Last light in Canyonlands National Park.

The Uintas

Settling down next to the river for a family star party.

A family gathered beside a mountain lake in the Uinta Mountains

A family exploring the edge of a reflective mountain lake — Sometimes you just sit back and watch Mother Nature do her thing.

02 / After sunset

First a planet or two appears. Then you can see the constellations. Before you know it, the Milky Way is stretching the whole way across the sky. Time to start shooting.

03 / The work behind the frame

Sometimes location scouting is the best part.

Field production means paying attention to everything at once: the crew, the people on camera, and the conditions around them. With The Good Line, that work is shared, from hauling gear to reworking a setup when the weather turns.

Director Joe LeBaron, David White, and Micah Dahl Anderson scouting a Canyonlands overlook — Joe LeBaron, David White, and Micah Dahl Anderson scouting Canyonlands · Photograph by Jacob Justice.

David White and the Dark Skies crew gathered around a drone controller in Canyonlands — Working out the next aerial shot together.

David White assisting director of photography Jacob Justice with a cinema camera in Canyonlands — David White assists director of photography Jacob Justice.

David White and director Joe LeBaron embracing during the Canyonlands production — Joe LeBaron and David White on location in Canyonlands.

04 / An aerial perspective

Utah’s landscapes are big.

Aerial cinematography brings us into these diverse places.

CanyonlandsEstablishing place, scale and energy in a single shot.

Antelope IslandHeading into the strange landscapes of the Great Salt Lake.

Antelope IslandRevealing the vast spaces around the lake.

The UintasFinding the perfect spot.

The finished film

Utah's Dark Skies

Produced byThe Good Line for the Utah Office of Tourism

DirectorJoseph LeBaron

Director of PhotographyJacob Justice

David WhiteField Producer · Photographer + Astrophotography · Aerial Cinematographer

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Where the story leads

Some stories ask you to go farther. And stay later.

Available for field production, documentary cinematography, photography, astrophotography, and aerial work. For stories that call for patience, technical range, and a willingness to follow the landscape.

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