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Tracy Barbutes

@tracybarbutes.bsky.social

Independent photojournalist. Fine art photographer. Wildland wildfire certified. FAA drone pilot. Based near Yosemite, CA. Member @womenphotograph @nppa. All images ©️.

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Visit Monroe Gallery at the second edition of Scottsdale Art Week March 19-22, 2026. We will be located in booth G2, featuring a dynamic selection of photographs from Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project by Eugene Tapahe.
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05.03.2026 23:53 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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‘The camera is my weapon of choice’: Gordon Parks’ era-defining shots of segregation – and those who defied it The visionary photographer captured the ugliness of racism in America, as well as the strength and dignity of those who opposed it – from cleaners in the corridors of power to Martin Luther King Jr pr...

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04.03.2026 16:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you @pictures.reuters.com - from the Olympics to the Superbowl to Yosemite's firefall, and a world in between.

03.03.2026 13:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you, Frey Blake-Pijogge, for sharing this story.

02.03.2026 17:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The week in pictures A selection of some of our top photography from around the world this week.

To be included here, with all that's happening, reminds me to keep doing the work. Fellow #photojournalists - keep doing the work, wherever you are, whatever it is that you are documenting.

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02.03.2026 13:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I love that it's winter here in the Sierra Nevada, and I can drop down the hill where it's spring in the Central Valley. California life.

26.02.2026 01:23 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Capturing 40 Years of Excellence in Photojournalism — The Amon Carter Museum of American Art to Showcase Over 250 Images by Black Photographers in Fort Worth The second half of the 20th century was shaped by a booming print culture, with magazines and daily papers relying heavily on photojournalists to define

Capturing 40 Years of Excellence in Photojournalism — The Amon Carter Museum of American Art to Showcase Over 250 Images by Black Photographers in Fort Worth
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25.02.2026 12:43 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Relieved for this much-needed precipitation in the #SierraNevada foothills.

20.02.2026 01:46 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Lots of weather here in the Sierra Nevada - and #Yosemite is closed.

20.02.2026 01:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Today, #Yosemite National Park officials announced they will no longer use a timed reservation system in 2026. Check the park website for real-time conditions, seasonal updates and trip-planning tools. Planning resources, travel tips and current alerts are available at www.nps.gov/yose.

18.02.2026 22:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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No reservations required this year for Yosemite's 'firefall' event. All #Yosemite Valley parking was full by 3:30 pm yesterday, and then again today at 2:10 pm. You may text ynptraffic to 333111 for updates when the park is extremely busy.

16.02.2026 00:20 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Happy Valentine's Day, from #yosemitenationalpark

14.02.2026 23:48 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Getty Museum Focuses on Photography and the Black Arts Movement Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985, on view at The J. Paul Getty Museum running February 24 through June 14 will look at the many ways photography fostered Black empowerment and propel...

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14.02.2026 18:06 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Our February issue travels from Black Portland’s musical history to sage grouse on the steppe, Colorado’s roaming wolves, LandBack victories, rising insurance costs, the giant kangaroo rat and a new film honoring photographer Frank Matsura.

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02.02.2026 19:00 — 👍 15    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1
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Strib Livestream: Because the world is watching Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 12:15-12:45 p.m.: A timely conversation with the journalists covering the unprecedented current events in Minnesota.

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 12:15-12:45 p.m., join us for a conversation with Strib journalists about the stories and images that are defining this moment for the state and far beyond.

02.02.2026 15:38 — 👍 62    🔁 19    💬 2    📌 1
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

30.01.2026 21:42 — 👍 18082    🔁 5856    💬 182    📌 329
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Video: Our Photographer Describes the Scene After the Pretti Shooting David Guttenfelder, a Times photographer based in Minneapolis, describes what he saw at the scene where Alex Jeffrey Pretti had been killed by federal agents.

David Guttenfelder, a Times photographer based in Minneapolis, describes what he saw at the scene where Alex Jeffrey Pretti had been killed by federal agents
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

26.01.2026 15:55 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2
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Marion County Record documentary “Seized” to premiere at Sundance Film Festival Quill, a magazine by the Society of Professional Journalists

Marion County Record documentary “Seized” to premiere at Sundance Film Festival
www.quillmag.com/2026/01/23/m...

24.01.2026 18:10 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Alex Pretti shooting: Minneapolis in the aftermath - in photos A selection of imagery from various news wires showing the situation in the aftermath of the shooting.

Alex Pretti shooting: Minneapolis in the aftermath - in photos (via The Irish Times)
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25.01.2026 16:48 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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I am looking forward to this. Hope to see you there. sweetwatermusichall.org/event/ken-ya...

18.01.2026 17:08 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Gordon Parks Exhibition Opens at Philbrook Feb. 11, 2026 "Homeward to the Prairie I Come," featuring the works of renowned photojournalist Gordon Parks, opens Feb. 11, 2026, at Philbrook Museum.

Philbrook Presents Works by Legendary Photographer Gordon Parks
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15.01.2026 16:04 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Picasso: I have always believed and still believe that artists who live and work with spiritual values cannot and should not remain indifferent to the conflict in which the highest values of humanity and civilization are at stake
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16.01.2026 23:37 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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A historic fight for press freedom begins Four years after a dramatic arrest, Amber Bracken and The Narwhal are turning the tables and suing the RCMP. The trial starts today.

A historic fight for press freedom begins
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/a...

12.01.2026 15:06 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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'Just a profound loss' | Friends remember young D.C. photographer and his passion that produced meaningful stories killed in traffic crash 26-year-old Marckell Williams was known to never be afraid to go anywhere and tell stories, that's what the community will miss the most.

'Just a profound loss' | Friends remember young D.C. photographer and his passion that produced meaningful stories killed in traffic crash
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10.01.2026 12:55 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

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10.01.2026 18:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Women Photograph: 2025 Year in Pictures — Women Photograph Women Photograph is proud to share our 2025 Year in Pictures — a collection of images that once again show us a world on the brink of political turmoil, climate crisis, and an extensive range of ...

Women Photograph 2025 Year In Pictures Includes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social
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15.12.2025 22:34 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Thankful for the Sierra Nevada / Payahuunadü every day... #thanksgiving

27.11.2025 23:47 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stewarts' photographs capture historic Black life in Akron Photographs depicting Black life in Akron in the 1930s and 1940s are on view at the Dr. Shirla R. McClain Gallery at the University of Akron.

Horace and Evelyn Stewart’s photographs capture historic view of Black life in Akron
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26.11.2025 12:37 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Honored to be a part of the Fall of Freedom movement with the @monroegallery.bsky.social Pop Up exhibit - online and in their Santa Fe, NM, gallery. ART MATTERS.

22.11.2025 17:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0