Photo by Jeff McGrath

Hi, I’m Sawyer Pangborn.

You’re probably on this page because you’re curious about me and want to know more. Fear not, I won’t disappoint.

I’m a software developer, designer, and photographer based in the Salt Lake City, UT area. I graduated from the University of Utah in 2010 with a degree in Mass Communication with an Emphasis in New Media, as well as a Minor in Computer Science. Why the divergence of educational interests? Well, I find that searching out and creating solutions in code to be an extremely enjoyable venture, but I also love to create beautiful things. With these two seemingly conflicting interests in mind, I exist as a hybrid of the logical left brain as well as the artistic and creative right brain. When asked which I prefer between designing and programming, I can’t give a solid answer – I love them both too much to abandon one or the other.

As far as software development goes, I’ve groomed myself into a web developer with an open-source lean. That being said, I’m not diametrically opposed to closed-source technologies like those created by Microsoft. I find myself enjoying languages like Python, PHP, Ruby and Javascript, with jQuery being my library of choice for client-side web development.

Having gained a great deal of appreciation for photography and capturing the moments I experience in the world around me, I’ve gained appreciation of some very fine camera equipment. I mainly rely on Nikon cameras, augmenting them with fixed focal length lenses. I love my primes, but will occasionally stray from them with a good fast telephoto lens. I mainly upload my photography to my profile on 500px.

I also love music, having played music from age 12 until now. I play electric and acoustic guitar with the Capital Church band in Salt Lake City. We’ve released an album if you’re interested in seeing what it’s like.

The outdoors are absolutely enthralling to me. I love spending time in Salt Lake City’s beautiful mountains and canyons, as well as the beautiful red rocks of Utah’s Moab area. I enjoy mountain and road biking through these beautiful areas, as well as snowboarding in the amazing Wasatch ski resorts.