Tylor Marie Hooks · Southwest Florida conceptual artist & photographer

Dreamy.
A little dark.
Never boring.

Photography that highlights the vibrancy of the human form, connection and experience — events, and journalistic, editorial-style portraits. Self-represented in Southwest Florida, taking clients on a limited basis, with a bag always packed for Tampa and Miami.

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Tylor Hooks laughing while hugging an armful of cameras — a Polaroid, a Minolta and a Canon — in front of a rainbow gradient
✦ conceptual artist moonlighting as an event photographer & copywriter
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Tylor in a gold heart-print blouse, shooting straight into the lens against a mustard backdrop
Tylor raising one eyebrow at a white table stacked with patterned books

The artist

Writing poems about my life and throwing paint at people.

I'm Tylor Marie Hooks, a Southwest Florida conceptual artist moonlighting as an event photographer and copywriter. When I'm not working or being a mother, I am reciting poetry and throwing paint at my human canvases.

I've cultivated my crafts for over fifteen years, transforming emotional reactions into visual representations through words, performance and digital art. The theme of duality in love runs through everything I make.

My photography business TYLORPHOTO highlights the vibrancy of the human form, connection and experience. I specialize in event photography and journalistic, editorial-style portraits. Dreamy, a little dark, never boring.

  • Home baseSouthwest Florida
  • Will travel forThe Tampa & Miami art scenes
  • AlsoCopywriter & brand manager for professional artists

Portfolio

The work arc.

A few I keep coming back to. The whole wall — 126 frames and growing — lives on its own page.

  • A laughing woman in glasses and a white eyelet dress cradles her belly beside a wooden fence in warm evening light.
  • A woman in oversized amber glasses looks off to the side, wearing long dark locs with blonde strands, layered beaded necklaces and a lace top, in front of a colorful mural.
  • A woman with bright pink curly hair and a gold spiked halo crown sits on a vintage sofa before antique framed portraits.
  • A woman with long dark hair sings into a microphone with her eyes closed, lit in teal and blue stage light.
  • Close portrait of a woman with curly hair and a nose ring, gazing upward, her face and shoulders streaked with purple and white paint.
  • A groom in a navy suit and floral tie smiles sideways at a bride holding a burgundy and blush bouquet, in bright backlight.
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What I shoot

Weird, honest, beautiful things.

  1. 01

    Event photography

    Gallery openings, launches, shows, the party after the show. Shot journalistically — I follow the night, I don't stage it. Southwest Florida, plus Tampa and Miami when the art calls.

    Investment$250 / hour · 2-hour minimum

  2. 02

    Avant-garde weddings

    Elopements, warehouse vows, backyard chaos, black-dress brides. Coverage with an art-school eye, for people who want the day to feel the way it felt.

    InvestmentFull day $5,200 · half day $2,800 · elopement session $500

  3. 03

    Journalistic & editorial portraits

    Portraits with a pulse — the human form, connection and experience, in the studio or on the street. Brand-first work for artists, makers and small businesses. Newborn hospital sessions too.

    InvestmentNewborn hospital photos $400 · portraits by inquiry

Also, because I'm a copywriter tooWhy write for yourself when you can outsource?

Brand management for professional artists, ad and social copy, content planning, ghost writing, website copy & SEO, email campaigns, blogging, logo creation. Who can benefit? You.

Not on the menuCorporate events. It's not you, it's me.

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Let's talk about the dream.

I'm self-represented and take clients on a limited basis. Tell me the date(s), the type of request and how involved you want me — I read everything and write back like a person.