Authentic, approachable and natural is how acclaimed food photographer and director Tracy Cox describes her work. “I’m passionate about capturing the essence of food,” she says. Tracy focuses on realism and celebrates the fleeting nature of enjoying food. “If ice cream starts to melt while I’m shooting it, so be it. If there are soup spills and smatterings of cracker crumbs in a shot, all the better.” As her global portfolio expands, Tracy retains her signature hands-on manner. “Julia Child said that if food is so beautifully arranged on a plate, you know someone’s fingers have been all over it. I love that! It alludes to what everyone suspects: there’s a lot going on behind the scenes of food photography.”