ABOUT TRACY + DAVID
We’re Tracy Boulian and David Ahntholz, the Southern California based husband and wife team behind Tracy + David.
People often say to us that they can’t imagine working full time with their spouse, but we can’t imagine this adventure any other way. We are both experienced photographers/directors, who love collaborating on shoots together. Our clients tell us that they love the benefits of working with the two of us as well – we not only bring two collaborators, two sets of eyes, and potentially many more image possibilities from a situation, but we also bring consistency of vision across both stills and motion.
As former news photojournalists, we’re passionate about telling stories and creating emotionally authentic images. Our work as photojournalists was a great bootcamp, where we problem-solved all day, every day, often creating many images on a tight deadline. From this, we learned to be extremely flexible, adaptable, and resourceful, and became very adept at creating extensive libraries of images. We also learned how to work with people and quickly build rapport, and are very comfortable casting and directing people from all walks of life – real people, actors, and models. We love to travel and thrive working on a broad range of projects anywhere in the world.
Hailing from Connecticut (Tracy) and Iowa (David), we are happy Southern California transplants. As former athletes, we love the active outdoor lifestyle of the area and can’t get enough of the perfect weather and hiking with our very active Vizsla pup, Finn, in the miles of trails surrounding our home. When we aren’t taking pictures, we’re usually out creating in some way – tackling an endless list of house projects, building custom furniture, or cooking a healthy meal to share with friends and family. We both live for breakfast and rarely go more than a week without pancakes.
RECOGNITION
2020 International Center of Photography, Covid-19 Exhibition 2020/2021
Lurzers International Archive, 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide 2020
ASMP A World At Home, Group Exhibition 2020
Communication Arts Photography Competition, Shortlist 2020
APA Off the Clock 2019
APA Awards 2019
Best of ASMP 2019
Communication Arts Photography Competition, Shortlist 2018
APA Awards 2018
Best of ASMP 2017
APA Off the Clock 2017
APA San Francisco Something Personal 2017
Best of ASMP 2016
APA Off the Clock 2016
Palm Springs Photo Festival, Slideshow Competition
All in a Day’s Work, Grand View University, Individual Exhibition
In Plain Sight, Group Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio
Pro Football Hall of Fame Awards
NPPA Best of Photojournalism Contest, Runner-up Photojournalist of the Year
Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Faculty/Speaker
Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Competition
Knight Fellowship, Ohio University
Eddie Adams Workshop XVI
College Photographer of the Year (CPOY), Sports Portfolio
Magenta Foundation Flash Forward, Emerging Photographers
Pictures of the Year International (POYi)
IN THE NEWS
July 2020 AI-AP Pro Photo Daily: Tracy and David’s “Athletes Persisting”
August 2020, FUJIFILM Presents: Creating and Adapting During COVID-19 with ASMP Photographers
August 2020, PhotoPolitic: Persisting Athletes (Part 2)
June 2020 Workbook: Tracy and David Capture Local Athletes as They Adapt and Persist
June 2020, PhotoPolitic: Persisting Athletes
February 2020, American Photographic Artists (APA): Tracy + David + A Stellar Path
February 2020, A Photo Editor: The Daily Edit: The Group
January 2019, Best of ASMP Winner Profile – Tracy + David Stills and Motion
December 2019, A Photo Editor: The Daily Edit - Tracy + David Stills and Motion
May 2018, VoyageLA: Art & Life with Tracy Boulian and David Ahntholz
April 2018, ASMP Los Angeles: Member Spotlight: Tracy + David
April 2018, ASMP: Questions with a Pro: Tracy + David Stills and Motion
2018, BLVD Artists: Career Spotlight: Tracy + David
February 2017, AI-AP Pro Photo Daily: Time Laps Captures Emotions of High School Football
