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Tracy Ryan is an Australian award winning landscape and nature photographer, based in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Early life
Born in Brisbane in 1963, Tracy has spent much of her life traveling. Her father joined the Royal Australian Air Force when Tracy was 5 years old which meant postings every few years to different locations. Whilst living in Penang, Malaysia, Tracy was given a small Kodak Instamatic camera for her 9th birthday and that’s when her interest in photography started. It wasn’t until 2005, that she took it seriously, when she enrolled in an Arts Degree with RMIT. She loved the photography elective so much that she continued along the photographic vein.

Career
Tracy is also an adventurer, having sailed in an international yacht race in 2000 from Brisbane to Gizo, in the Solomon Islands. When civil war broke out, she escaped - sailing back to Australia via Papua New Guinea. Back in Australia she spent 3 months sailing the Queensland coast along with 3 of her 5 children, home schooling them along the way.

Tracy has traveled all over Australia taking photographs along the way. She has been a tour guide on trips of 20 days from Darwin, NT, through The Kimberley, Pilbara, and west coast of Australia. Based in Darwin NT, Tracy is photographing Kakadu National Park and conducts photography tours.

Achievements
2010
 * Honourable mention - International Photography Awards, California, USA
 * Nominee - World Photography Awards
 * Exhibitor - World Photography Collection, London, UK
 * Nominee - Epson Panoramic Awards, Australia

2009
 * Four Honourable mentions - International Photography Awards 2009, California, USA
 * Nominee - International Aperture Awards 2009
 * Photo book – Inspire Your Day - A Little Book of Inspiration
 * Nominee - Jetstar Photography Competition 2009
 * Exhibitor - Fresh Fair 2009, 24 - 26 April 2009. Pier 59 Studios West, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, USA
 * Nominee - Sony World Photography Awards 2009
 * Nominee - 'Heart of Gold' International Photographic Competition
 * Nominee - 2010 Australian Weather Calendar, Bureau of Meteorology
 * Nominee - M.I.L.K. (Moments of Intimacy, Laughter & Kinship) Photography Competition

2008
 * 1st place – International Photography Awards, California, USA
 * Contributor - Oprah, Breathing Space, Spirit and Self
 * Shortlisted entrant - 2009 Australian Weather Calendar, Bureau of Meteorology
 * Entrant - Inspiring Woman of the Year Award 2007, Australian Business Women's Network

2007
 * Honourable mention – International Photography Awards, California, USA
 * Finalist - International Association of Panoramic Photographers's 4th Annual Juried Panoramic *Photography contest, Massachusetts, USA
 * Shortlisted entrant, 2008 Australian Weather Calendar, Bureau of Meteorology.
 * Nominee - 2007 Canon Australian Professional Photography Awards
 * Applicant - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust - Chronological Photographic Report of Northern Hemisphere Glaciers
 * Professional referee - Photo Review Australia
 * Project referee - Australian Conservation Foundation
 * Nominee - 2007 Epson QLD Professional Photography Awards
 * Nominee - The Heritage Acquisitive Photographic Awards

2006
 * 6 Awards (3 Blue ribbons, 1 Red ribbon & 2 White ribbons) - International Panoramic Photographic Competition 2006, International Association of Panoramic Photographers

Publishing

 * Inspire Your Day - A Little Book of Inspiration ISBN 9781921479342