
then the people who I was shooting weren’t famous but became famous. Being in Hollywood and understanding the power of social media, not only were people buying his photos but asking to have theirs taken.”. An unknown advertising agency saw this picture, bought it off him and even commissioned him to shoot an ad campaign. A girlfriend cheated on me, so I took all her shit and I threw it out.” says Shields.

“ I took a picture of a closet that became really famous on the internet back in the days when MySpace first started. However, this athlete wanted to do more so at 18, he moved to LA.Īlways having an interest in photography he began uploading images and videos.
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Shields was born in Jacksonville, Florida where he grew up to become a professional inline skater, he competed in the X Games in ’, even touring with Tony Hawk in 2003. In 2014, the publishing of Tyler Shields book, including Smartest Man and The Dirty Side of Glamour, the completion of his first feature-length film, Final Girl, became huge successes. In addition to his Fine Art photographs, he has shot campaigns for brands like Nike, Adidas, Playboy, Harley Davidson, and Gergé Swiss watches, among others. Tyler Shields is a photographer, film director, and writer, best known for his unique, controversial, shock evoking captures of Hollywood celebrities.


All shot with a vintage camera, and with no enhancements, the goal of the shoot was to capture the natural energy of color. The Paint collection by Tyler Shields is a new series in which he explores the movement of color captured through multiple shots.
