The Candid Frame #379 - Tracy Barbour

Tracy Barbour lives in Brooklyn, NY. A US Army veteran, Tracy was attending Rose Bruford College as a distance honors student in Theatre Studies when she dropped out to join a media group as a freelance photographer and journalist.

From 2005 to 2008, she documented the growing Omaha music scene as well as covering international musicians such as Evanescence, Finger Eleven, Chevelle, Sick Puppies and Flyleaf while on tour.

In 2009 she was nominated as an emerging artist in portraits and documentary for Blu Domain's Photographer of the Year program.

In 2010, she was featured on Inside Analog Photo Radio's popular film photography podcast. Tracy became the Chair of the Digital Communications Advisory Board for HCCS in 2014, advising on their multi-media graphics and photography curriculum.

A master storyteller, Tracy's work explores the grief and grace found in everyday life, from the streets of the world around her to connect one on one with those who have stories of hope and despair.

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