Tracy Bradford Elliott can't remember his life before photography. As a child, armed with his trusty Kodak 126, his parents would count on him to capture their family vacations of film. Tracy was fascinated with how his camera gave him the ability to capture a moment in time. The people, the places, the emotions - they would all be there waiting for him anytime he wanted to visit. Tracy's father soon recognized that his son had a special connection with photography and built a darkroom in their basement, where Tracy further unraveled the mysteries and magic of photography.

As he grew up, Tracy's camera maintained a prominent place in his life. He took three years of graphic arts in high school, which blossomed into a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Saskatchewan. Things were moving quickly for the young artist, but the siren call of the outdoors was too much for him to bear after university and he quickly moved out west. His life became a collage of mountain hiking, rock climbing and snowboarding. Although his camera was always hanging from his neck, Tracy's passion for photography was forced to share space with his passion for the outdoors.

Tracy was initially troubled by the duality his life seemed to be leading, but it wasn't long until he realized that the outdoors and photography would never be seen as separate entities to him ever again. Whether it's mountain sport, mountain scenery or the look on a friends face when they take that first sip of coffee after a long night in a storm battered tent; the mountains, the light and the camera are now a potent combination in Tracy's life.

"There is something incredible about light coming from a star 93 million miles away, reflecting off of something as magnificent as a mountain, as stunning as a glacier or as delicate as a butterfly's wing. The light gives that object it's colour, it's intensity and it's character, then with my lens I can shape and mould the light further. Both the character of the light and my vision come together to create an image on a little piece of film."

Tracy has found his voice through photography. His camera is the bridge between his eyes and his heart, and his photographs are a true representation of this union.