About the author

Tracy Valleau (b. 1947) is a photographer, author and printmaker. He has nearly 50 pieces in permanent collections in museums and foundations around the world, including the Triton Museum of Art, the Crocker Art Museum and the Montage Health Foundation. His works have been published in "Outdoor Photographer," "Art & Beyond," "Panorama," "Best of California," "Windows of the World" and other books and magazines. Displays and exhibitions include the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel (Juried Exhibition), The Triton Art Museum, The Blitzer Gallery, The Museum of Monterey, and various solo shows including the Annand Gallery at Pacific Grove Art Center. He a past instructor of photography in the graduate school of photography at Academy of Art University, in San Francisco, and is a member of The ImageMakers of Monterey.