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Tracy Barbutes

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Independent photographer. Wildland wildfire certified. FAA drone pilot. Yosemite, CA. Member @womenphotograph @nppa. Critical Mass 2023 TOP 50, Reuters Pics of the Year. All images ©️.

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Feb 23

Glad to be there to document this and speak with several fired park rangers. bit.ly/4ibAdAp

Photos: ‘Distress flag’ towers over Yosemite to protest cuts as crowds view firefall

Saturday’s protest sought to bring attention to the thousands of federal job cuts made by President Donald Trump’s administration this month.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 3d

Photography exhibit at Shields Library highlights history and livelihoods of Northern California farmworkers
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Photography exhibit at Shields Library highlights history and livelihoods of Northern California farmworkers | The Aggie

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · 3d

Photojournalists, if you’re not already a member, please consider becoming one. @nppa.org works tirelessly for our First Amendment rights.

The National Press Photographers Association @nppa.org · 3d

Link to full statement here: nppa.org/news/814

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 11d

Final chance - today and tomorrow to view the extended exhibit Eugene Tapahe: Art Heals The Jingle Dress Project
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Four Native American (Navajo) women in brightly colored Jingle Dresses stand in tall green grass in front of snow-capped Teton mountains

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 16d

Ed Kashi @ Monroe Gallery of Photography
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Ed Kashi @ Monroe Gallery of Photography

ED KASHI: A PERIOD IN TIME 2025-10-03 – 2025-11-16…

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · 16d

Meet the man behind the #yosemite Face Lift - I look forward to seeing you this week @kenyager.bsky.social as we clean up after strangers and celebrate our park.

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Meet the man behind a major movement to clean up Yosemite

California Live Correspondent Blanche Shaheen learns all about the Yosemite Facelift cleanup effort which began with a climber’s frustration. Ken Yager, founder of the Yosemite Climbing Association, h...

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Ken Yager @kenyager.bsky.social · 18d

Number 22. Wow!!! See you there and feel free to share this with your friends!

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · 19d

I photographed a naturalization ceremony at Yosemite’s Glacier Point amphitheater on Wednesday, at which nearly 70 people from 16 countries became U.S. citizens. #yosemite

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · 19d

Interesting! I photographed a naturalization ceremony in Yosemite on Wednesday, in which nearly 70 people from 16 countries became U.S. citizens. I wished I could have spoken with and created portraits of each new citizen.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 23d

Federal judge hands press groups wins in lawsuits against LAPD, DHS
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Federal judge hands press groups wins in lawsuits against LAPD, DHS

In granting the motion in the DHS case, the judge said federal officers' actions will "undoubtedly chill the media's efforts" to cover protests.

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 8

We have a saying here in the Sierra Nevada foothills… not if, but when. #ChineseCamp is 15 minutes down the hill from our community, and we grieve it as our own. #TCUSeptemberLightningComplexFire

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 7

In rural California near Yosemite, 56% believe deployment of natl guard to DC & LA is necessary.

Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 6

I am excited to listen!

Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · Sep 5

Delighted to speak with B&H Photo Refractions host Stephen Mallon about the origins of Monroe Gallery, our focus on photojournalism, The AIPAD Photography Show, the current Eugene Tapahe exhibition, and the upcoming Ed Kashi exhibit. Watch here:
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Refractions | A Conversation with Sidney S. Monroe & Michelle A. Monroe

YouTube video by B&H Event Space

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CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · Sep 5

The time to prepare is right now! 🎒

This #FullyPreparedFriday, build your go bag and remind your friends to do the same. All month long, we’ll be sharing information every Friday to help you stay ready during National Preparedness Month.

👉 For the full go-bag checklist, visit: readyforwildfire.org

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 5

Everyone impacted by the TCU Lightning Complex Fire, if you were evacuated from your home, need assistance, your home was damaged or destroyed, contact Tuolumne County’s public information line at 209-533-5151 between 8-8. Red Cross can be reached, 24/7 @ 1-800-733-2767. #chinescamp #tuolumnecounty

Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 4

#TCUSeptemberLightningComplex

Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 4

#TCUSeptemberLightningComplex

Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 4

#TCUSeptemberLightningComplex

Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 4

The TCU September Lightning Complex sees a cluster of nearly two dozen fires scorch 1,000s of acres in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties in California’s Gold Country. I was on the ground for Reuters in my neighboring communities. #wildfire #chinesecamp #tuolumnecounty

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Wildfires blaze across California Gold Country, ravage historic town

A cluster of lightning-sparked wildfires raged across portions of two Northern California counties on Wednesday, forcing widespread evacuations and engulfing part of an historic Gold Rush mining town once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants.

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 4

My heart aches for the loss in every wildfire. #chinesecamp #wildfire

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Wildfire ravages historic California mining town

A lightning-sparked wildfire engulfed part of an historic California Gold Rush mining town once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants.

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Sep 3

It’s been a day… This is a scene from the 6-5 Fire, taken along Hwy 120 near the community of Chinese Camp, California. #wildfire #tuolumnecounty

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you for sharing this #yosemite news @monroegallery.bsky.social

Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · Aug 28

PHOTO ESSAY: 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, these then-and-now photos show the power of place www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article...

PHOTO ESSAY: 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, these then-and-now photos show the power of place

The power of place is real.

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Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · Aug 29

Katrina photographer remembers the hurricane 20 years later
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Katrina photographer remembers the hurricane 20 years later

Photojournalist John McCusker went on to win the Pulitzer Prize with the reporting team from the New Orleans Times Picayune.

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The Seattle Times @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire

Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.

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Tracy Barbutes @tracybarbutes.bsky.social · Aug 26

Park rangers in #Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon have organized in response to Trump’s attacks on the federal workforce.

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Yosemite Workers Vote to Unionize

Park rangers in Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon have organized in response to Trump’s attacks on the federal workforce.

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