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, being a mother, or resting, that’s what I’m doing — the poems and the paint.

I’ve cultivated my crafts for over a decade, 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 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.

Click anything; arrow keys work. This gallery is a constant picture of the artistry — it grows as I shoot.

Black-and-white frame of a singer mid-scream into the microphone, hair flying

Editorial portrait: a woman in a tie-dye dress seated on a white chair beneath a tiger mural in a gallery shop

A couple dancing on a rooftop at sunset, he twirls her under his arm

Overhead of a salad bowl with avocado, pickled onion and greens on white marble

Guitarist under rainbow stage lights with the band behind him

Editorial portrait of a man in a black suit and gold chains adjusting his jacket against a coral stone wall

Mother pressing a kiss to her son's head in tall golden grass at sunset

Portrait of a woman with red curls and tattoos, hands in her hair, against a greenery wall

A performer on stage beneath a neon First Street sign, pink light spilling across the room

A woman in a black vinyl jumpsuit checking her reflection in a studio mirror

Singer with pink hair mid-note, drummer lit blue behind her

Avocado toast piled with radish and microgreens on a splattered white plate

A couple nose to nose in a bright atrium, she in a newsprint jacket

A man in a black suit fastening his watch beneath brick arches

A violinist lit purple, guitarist behind him in the shadows

Close portrait of a woman with blonde-tipped curls in soft window light

A singer standing on an amp, singing down into the crowd

A smiling woman with hoop earrings in front of a pink neon sign

Overhead granola bowl with strawberries, blueberries and banana

Portrait of a woman with long dark hair and an off-shoulder top against a greenery wall

Monochrome yellow flat-lay: headphones, a notebook reading I AM VERY BUSY, a striped straw

Mother and son standing together in tall grass, late sun behind the trees

Friends in the crowd under red and blue stage light

A man in glasses and a black suit in front of a wall of cut-metal letters

A couple in a warm-lit portrait, he in a vest, she in a newsprint jacket

A grain bowl with avocado and purple cabbage on a wooden counter

Singer pointing skyward under magenta light

A woman in black vinyl seated, hand at her collar, in a mirrored studio

An MC on the mic in a brick-walled restaurant

A laughing woman in a pink top with arm tattoos against a greenery wall

Drummer and singer under green and blue lights

A man in a black suit seated on stone steps, elbows on knees

A couple dancing on a rooftop at sunset, city behind them

A woman in tie-dye seated beneath a painted warrior mural

A singer in a leather jacket under red light

A salad bowl with avocado and pickled onion on a wood table

Mother and son walking through a sunlit path in the palms

A singer in red at the mic, neon glowing behind her

Portrait of a silver-haired man in a black polo, arms crossed, against a greenery wall

A woman in black vinyl laughing, tattoo on her shoulder

Flat-lay on white marble: rainbow piñata, striped paper straws, colored lens filters

A violinist and singer playing to a packed room

A man in a black suit seated in a garden, hands clasped

A couple laughing at a table in a brick-walled cafe

A colorful bowl beside a white orchid on a wood counter

Concert-goers in beanies watching the stage under pink light

A man in tie-dye seated in his shop beneath a hand-lettered welcome sign

A full room watching the stage, lit pink

A smiling woman with a top-knot and a necklace that reads HER against a greenery wall

A man in tie-dye reading at a counter, smiling

A boy leaning into his mother in golden light

Studio portrait of a woman in a white coat dress, hand on hip, against dark grey

A man in a knit cap and anime tee looking straight into the lens

A DJ and MC performing in a room of murals

What I shoot

Weird, honest, beautiful things.

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.
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.
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.

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.

Invest

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.

Dreamy.A little dark.Never boring.

Writing poems about my life and throwing paint at people.

The work arc.

Weird, honest, beautiful things.

Event photography

Avant-garde weddings

Journalistic & editorial portraits

Let’s talk about the dream.

Dreamy.
A little dark.
Never boring.