Chay Mosqueda has been shooting for SLUG since October of 2021, contributing to various sections such as our Skate Photo Feature, community event coverage and more.
November 2, 2022

Contributor Limelight: Chay Mosqueda

Chay Mosqueda has been shooting for SLUG since October of 2021, contributing to various sections such as our Skate Photo Feature, community event coverage and more. Whether he’s at a concert or the skate park, Mosqueda approaches his work with vibrancy and control, always centering the human stories at the heart of a photo. Find Mosqueda’s Skate Photo Feature with Matt Bergmann on p. 26 of our November 2022 issue.

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Skate Photo Feature: Bryan Gennaro

Skate Photo Feature: Bryan Gennaro
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Bryan Gennaro—Salt Lake local, Woodward king, professional skateboarder and all-around cool guy—ollies over the alley street gap and onto the curb cutout. … read more

Past and Present Collide with Pat Ring’s Newest Skate Film Typeshit

Past and Present Collide with Pat Ring’s Newest Skate Film...
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Patrick Ring, also known as Pat or P Ring is a local skier and filmmaker in Salt Lake City. … read more

Cassidy Andersen: Not Afraid to Slam

Cassidy Andersen: Not Afraid to Slam
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Cassidy Andersen is an incredibly talented female skater in a male-dominated sport. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Cal Ross

Skate Photo Feature: Cal Ross
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Cal Ross lands a trick perfectly on the second attempt. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Austin Wiberg

Skate Photo Feature: Austin Wiberg
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Austin Wiberg easily has one of the best kickflips in Salt Lake City. With huge pop and a great flick, he sends it over the rail and stomps it within a few tries. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Steve Bingham

Skate Photo Feature: Steve Bingham
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When Steve Bingham saw this “bump over the bar” by Westminster University, he has to take the chance. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Matt Bergmann

Skate Photo Feature: Matt Bergmann
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There is no impossible for Berg. If he sees a spot he wants to get a trick on, he’ll get it or he’ll be back for more after his wounds are healed. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Jim Stork

Skate Photo Feature: Jim Stork
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Everyone needs a Jim Stork in their crew. Resilience and perseverance, all makings of a true skater. He’ll hype you up, back up your trick and push the limit. … read more

Neon Rodeo @ UMOCA, FICE, Beer Bar 09.09

Neon Rodeo @ UMOCA, FICE, Beer Bar 09.09
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Neon Rodeo was a creative conference crossed with a night of showcasing house music, design and inclusivity at UMOCA, FICE Gallery and Beer Bar. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Jerred Bradley

Skate Photo Feature: Jerred Bradley
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If you see Jerred Bradley in the wild give him a high five and get ready for a spot demo—he’ll surely get multiple tricks at any spot he skates. … read more

Collide Arts Festival @ Salt Lake School for Performing Arts 05.21

Collide Arts Festival @ Salt Lake School for Performing Arts...
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On Saturday May 21, in the back of the Salt Lake School for Performing Arts (SPA), Collide Arts Fest was in full swing from 12–7 p.m. … read more

Kilby Block Party 3 @ Library Square May 13–14

Kilby Block Party 3 @ Library Square May 13–14
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For the third time, Kilby Block Party returned, with a lineup of astounding artists to fill the music festival void we’ve all been feeling the past two years. … read more

Take Me Back to Los Angeles: SLC Skating the West Coast

Take Me Back to Los Angeles: SLC Skating the West...
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Chay Mosqueda chronicles in words and photos his trip to Los Angeles to shoot Britton Larsen, Cal Ross and Scott Rutherford. … read more

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The Best Place To Be Is Here, at Sunspell Records

The Best Place To Be Is Here, at Sunspell Records
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Wren Kennedy and Joe Pedersen of Sunspell Records enhance the local music community with services born from an idea in 2016. … read more

Heavenly High Tops and Haute Couture at FICE Gallery

Heavenly High Tops and Haute Couture at FICE Gallery
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The ideal intersection of modern art and intellectual fashion, FICE Gallery provides retail space for Utah locals to secure stellar new styles and shoes. … read more

The 16th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by Harmons

The 16th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented by...
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The 16th Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons was a blast and proves how Craft Lake City has created unrivaled exhibitions since 2008. … read more

SLUG Mag’s Brewstillery 2024 @ Artspace City Center 06.15

SLUG Mag’s Brewstillery 2024 @ Artspace City Center 06.15
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SLUG Mag’s Brewstillery 2024  featured over 30 brewers and distillers from all over Utah with a wide variety of unique drinks for all palates! … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Bryan Gennaro

Skate Photo Feature: Bryan Gennaro
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Bryan Gennaro—Salt Lake local, Woodward king, professional skateboarder and all-around cool guy—ollies over the alley street gap and onto the curb cutout. … read more

Lessons in Mixology and Alcohol History: Alexi Fisher’s Cocktail Collective

Lessons in Mixology and Alcohol History: Alexi Fisher’s Cocktail Collective
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Fisher wants the act of making a cocktail to feel accessible, hoping that attendees will leave with “an appreciation for the history behind this industry,” … read more

How Krump Gave a Voice to Seth Gonzales

How Krump Gave a Voice to Seth Gonzales
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Seth Gonzales is it when it comes to Salt Lake’s underground hip-hop dance scene, recently placing third at the Red Bull Dance Your Style Qualifier. … read more

Local Gift Ideas for the Main Character who Always Crits on their Wisdom Saving Throw

Local Gift Ideas for the Main Character who Always Crits...
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A hero must rise to purchase the greatest nerd paraphernalia for the geekiest of their friends and family! Shop locally this season at some of SLC’s best gamer hotspots. … read more

Exploring Japanese Whisky at Post Office Place

Exploring Japanese Whisky at Post Office Place
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Richard Romney, the general manager of Post Office Place, has been collecting and acquiring Japanese whiskies for over 12 years and has built an impressive library of over 30 different bottles. … read more

Sweet Hazel and Co.’s Community-Oriented Approach to Vegan Creations

Sweet Hazel and Co.’s Community-Oriented Approach to Vegan Creations
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Sweet Hazel and Co. is a vegan bistro and bakeshop opened by Felicia Hanson prioritizing diet-inclusive options with keto, sugar-free and gluten-free treats. … read more

Localized: Doumie

Localized: Doumie
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Doumie still relates to her early album Butterfly, feeling that she’s still on that journey of a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. … read more

Localized: Gavanni

Localized: Gavanni
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As Gavanni continues to experiment more as an artist and work with new producers and musicians, his vision is to “reconstruct the sounds of Afro-pop.” … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Jim Stork

Skate Photo Feature: Jim Stork

Jim Stork nails a backside nosegrind in downtown Salt Lake City. … read more

O2 Utah: Improving Air Quality To Improve Quality of Life

O2 Utah: Improving Air Quality To Improve Quality of Life
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O2 Utah is a local environmental nonprofit working to better Utah air quality by endorsing candidates, making donations and campaigning. … read more

Breaking Bread as a Strategy for Resilience: Iowa House

Breaking Bread as a Strategy for Resilience: Iowa House
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With Iowa House, Jade Swayne and Amanda Madden sought to create a space that felt like home for queer and trans folk. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Cal Ross

Skate Photo Feature: Cal Ross
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Cal Ross lands a trick perfectly on the second attempt. … read more

Kilby Block Party 4 @ Utah State Fairpark 5/12–5/14

Kilby Block Party 4 @ Utah State Fairpark 5/12–5/14

The fourth Kilby Block Party took place at the Utah State Fairpark from May 12–14. Since its first iteration in 2019, the event has grown bigger and bigger, culminating in this largest offering to date. Across three days and four stages, some of the biggest names in indie rock and pop (both past and present) shared space with a

Localized: Sharing

Localized: Sharing
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With the release of their debut EP, Good Color, Sharing play energetic, sincere and euphoric shows together, connecting with their crowds on an emotional level. … read more

Localized: The Alpines

Localized: The Alpines
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With a wealth of shared musical experience, Danny Patiño and Bri McCall make up the indie, pop/rock duo The Alpines. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Austin Wiberg

Skate Photo Feature: Austin Wiberg
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Austin Wiberg easily has one of the best kickflips in Salt Lake City. With huge pop and a great flick, he sends it over the rail and stomps it within a few tries. … read more

Horns Up! Bottoms Up! Aces High! SLC’s Punk & Metal Bar

Horns Up! Bottoms Up! Aces High! SLC’s Punk & Metal...
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Aces High Saloon is a venue-bar hybrid in the style of an “outlaw, biker bar,” calling out to the metalheads, punk rockers and all other outlaws and burnouts. … read more

Best Friends’ Pet Food Pantry Providing Aid for Pet Parents

Best Friends’ Pet Food Pantry Providing Aid for Pet Parents
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The Best Friends pet food pantry began in 2014 at their Lifesaving Center and is another program working toward making Utah a “no-kill” animal state. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Steve Bingham

Skate Photo Feature: Steve Bingham
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When Steve Bingham saw this “bump over the bar” by Westminster University, he has to take the chance. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Matt Bergmann

Skate Photo Feature: Matt Bergmann
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There is no impossible for Berg. If he sees a spot he wants to get a trick on, he’ll get it or he’ll be back for more after his wounds are healed. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Jim Stork

Skate Photo Feature: Jim Stork
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Everyone needs a Jim Stork in their crew. Resilience and perseverance, all makings of a true skater. He’ll hype you up, back up your trick and push the limit. … read more

Neon Rodeo @ UMOCA, FICE, Beer Bar 09.09

Neon Rodeo @ UMOCA, FICE, Beer Bar 09.09
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Neon Rodeo was a creative conference crossed with a night of showcasing house music, design and inclusivity at UMOCA, FICE Gallery and Beer Bar. … read more

Localized: Swans of Never

Localized: Swans of Never
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The solo project Swans of Never was created by Matthew Nanes as a teenager, originally conceived out of his love for both Americana and emo music. … read more

Localized: Somebody/Anybody

Localized: Somebody/Anybody
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MJ “M” Grey and Kendra formed Somebody/Anybody in 2015 with the common goal of writing and creating music for … somebody and anybody. … read more

Skate Photo Feature: Jerred Bradley

Skate Photo Feature: Jerred Bradley
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If you see Jerred Bradley in the wild give him a high five and get ready for a spot demo—he’ll surely get multiple tricks at any spot he skates. … read more

Collide Arts Festival @ Salt Lake School for Performing Arts 05.21

Collide Arts Festival @ Salt Lake School for Performing Arts...
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On Saturday May 21, in the back of the Salt Lake School for Performing Arts (SPA), Collide Arts Fest was in full swing from 12–7 p.m. … read more

Kilby Block Party 3 @ Library Square May 13–14

Kilby Block Party 3 @ Library Square May 13–14
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For the third time, Kilby Block Party returned, with a lineup of astounding artists to fill the music festival void we’ve all been feeling the past two years. … read more

Take Me Back to Los Angeles: SLC Skating the West Coast

Take Me Back to Los Angeles: SLC Skating the West...
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Chay Mosqueda chronicles in words and photos his trip to Los Angeles to shoot Britton Larsen, Cal Ross and Scott Rutherford. … read more