John Leo Hafen (May 23, 1880 – June 21, 1942) was an American photographer and artist and the first person to bring color photography to Utah.
Attending school in Springville, Utah, and Salt Lake City, Hafen experimented with different art forms.
In 1907, he won an award for his photographs at the Art Institute exhibit and was the first person to introduce color photography to Utah.
[2] In 1916, Hafen took photos on an expedition with Levi Edgar Young, his previous mission president, to survey San Juan County.
[3] Hafen moved his family to California where he worked as a gardener on a large estate and continued to practice photography.
[2][1] Hafen was a member of the LDS Church and joined the West Tintic Cooperative in 1919, which began as an economic experiment of communal living and evolved into a religious group.