Tracy 3/27/20 Tracy 3/27/20

Sign of the Times

The city falls silent, just the whisper of leaves and the roar of empty planes approaching SEATAC. The local coffee shop shuttered, the chorus of barista small talk, paper cups hitting the counter and the hiss of the steamer no more. The playground once filled with screeching children at play, now sealed off looking like a crime scene.

Everyone shelter in place.

Sign of the times.

Tracy 2/20/20 Tracy 2/20/20

Each One. Teach One.

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to host three young men now in high school at my gig. They came my way through a former co-worker Detective James Manning of the Seattle Police Department. James has been mentoring youth in the Seattle area for over a decade. Volunteering his time and just giving them a little push and steering them in the right direction. We need more James Manning’s in this world.

We generally chopped it up, talked about life, school and career. They were genuinely inquisitive and asked a lot of really great questions. At the end of the day it’s all about exposure. They had no clue that Facebook was right here in their own backyard. It’s so important to for them to see people that look like them workin’ at these tech giants in the city they call home.

These dudes weren’t asking for a hand out or hand up, they merely wanted to know how I got here. The world generally doesn’t see us, often discounts us. Thank god for people like James Manning for giving these dudes the exposure, access and inspiration to chase their dreams.

Rumble. Young men, rumble.

Tracy 12/20/19 Tracy 12/20/19

The Whole Holga

I haven’t been shooting much film lately. Not sure if it’s because it’s winter in Seattle. This leads to short, wet cold days. Anyway, I finally got around to developing a roll of Kodak Tri-X 400 I ran through my Holga. Here’s a all 12 frames…the whole Holga.

“Stay shootin’ | Shoot for self. ”