Born and raised on the western coast of Florida, Tracy is the daughter of an architect and an English teacher. Through them she was exposed to both art and mythology at a young age. Through the years she would dabble in many art forms before finally stumbling into photography by a series of chances. Throughout the years her love of the natural world and legends would play a key role in the inspiration for her art, long before she began photographing faeries. She created her first fairy photograph in 1999 while studying art in college. Since then she has worked to bring this new medium to the world and bridge the gap between reality and fantasy.