tracey l heppner - photographer & lover of life

remember WEdnesdays? wednesdays - WEdnesdays - WE is us, you and me..community. wednesdays will be featuring stuff going on in communities that people need to know about…like SMUG metro manila, or NGOs like Gentle Hands, and so much more. WE. love we. :) and we love what others are doing around ...

it started many years ago…. as a birthing clinic for the urban poor in metro manila. my motherinlaw, denie, started something pretty darn good, along with her hubs, my fatherinlaw. when jonathan and i moved to the philippines the first time, in 1996, that’s what i did - i was ...

last september, myself along with travel photographer ferdz decena embarked on something new, not only in the philippines but in asia. we started the first SMUG group.

what is SMUG? it’s basically a bunch of photographer nuts - be it professional, hobbyists or wannabees - who come together once a month ...

i love my FOLLOW-A-FABULOUS-PERSON friday posts.. i love that every person i’ve asked to be a part has glady excepted! (except for those who are in the middle of having babies, moving, etc - that is definitely understandable, but we will get them on here NEXT YEAR ...

if you know anything about me, you know that i love people and love bringing them together!

and doing it again here in manila - by pioneering the first SMUG group in the philippines!

i cannot tell you how excited i am! i am co-leading the group with renowned philippines travel ...

my nephew (jason graff) and i collaborated together to make the first of MANY gentle hands coffee table books. jason is a budding photographer and with his great help we were able to put together this fine little book. :) i can’t wait for us to work together more when ...

some of you may know that our little family is making a big move across the pacific ocean.. in 5 weeks in fact! our adventure is on the interwebs at www.heppnersinasia.myfotojournal.com. we are started to get really excited as there is lots to do in preparation to ...