Born in Jacksonville, Florida, and now recognized as “Hollywood’s favorite photographer,” L.A.–based contemporary artist and filmmaker Tyler Shields has evolved from the “bad boy of photography” with his controversial blood-stained photographic series featuring Lindsay Lohan to the more subtle color-explosive poesy of his “Chromatic” series, and his work featuring Francesca Eastwood (Clint’s daughter) to the fire-starting, bag-sawing antics of a $100,00 Hermès Birkin bag, to the stoic magic Surrealism of “Suspense,” a project shot in the New Mexico desert featuring Franseca Eastwood, Emma Roberts and Lydia Hearst — Shield’s art captures the emergence of an artist and his medium into a more mature overture and output. He is an American image-maker.
Born in 1982, Shields’ work derives from a unique history directing music videos and working with the legendary skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. Mr. Shields has produced images that play with notions of the gaze, power structures, hyper-realism, iconoclastic tendencies and cinematographic practice. He has worked with a roster of ranking members of Hollywood including Mischa Barton, Emma Roberts, Aaron Paul, Demi Lovato, Juno Temple, Shiloh Fernandez and more. Tyler’s output involves various mediums from book publishing The Dirty Side of Glamour in 2011, to a novel entitled Smartest Man, and a cluster of solo shows.
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Tyler Shields - Chanel Legs, Photography 2016, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proo...
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Tyler Shields - Dancer In The Dark, Photography 2013, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Submerged Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 30" 40" x 60" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs Tyler Shields is a p...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Picnic, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Suspense Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 30" 30" x 40" 40" x 60" 48" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs T...
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Tyler Shields - The Teles River Bed, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series:Sirens Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 30" 40" x 60" 48" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs The idea behin...
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Tyler Shields - Chanel Ballet, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proof...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Ruby Slippers, Photography 2019, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Fairytale Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - The Mystery Of the Borrowed Dress, 2021, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: The Lady And The Lion Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 A...
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Tyler Shields - Mystery In The Mouth, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs Tyler ...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Route 66, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Suspense Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 30" 30" x 40" 40" x 60" 48" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs T...
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Tyler Shields - The Anonymity of Shape, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: The Anonymity of Shape Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Ar...
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Tyler Shields - Lure, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Sirens Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 30" 40" x 60" 48" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs The idea behi...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Coffee and Cigarettes, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
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Tyler Shields - Grapefruit, Photography 2017, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" ONE LEFT 30" x 40" 45" x 60" ONE LEFT 63" x 84" Ed...
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Tyler Shields - Umbrella Silhouette II, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Umbrella Silhouette II Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - The Swans, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series : Dirty Side of Glamour Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + Ar...
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Tyler Shields - Tulip, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Flowers Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper Available Sizes: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs Tyler Shields is ph...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - The Girl In The Mirror, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Suspense Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 30" 30" x 40" 40" x 60" 48" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs T...
Archival Ink, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital, Photographic P...
Tyler Shields - Claymask, Photography 2014, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Dirty Side of Glamour Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper Available Sizes: 22.5" x 30" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63 x 84 Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proof Tyler Shields is...
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Tyler Shields - Birkin High Heel, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
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Tyler Shields - Lipstick smoke, Photography 2025, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proo...
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Tyler Shields - The Goddess of Olympia, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Fairytale Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 30" 30" x 40" 40" x 60" 48" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
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Tyler Shields - Will Work for Couture, Photography 2019, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Dirty Side of Glamour Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 30" 40" x 60" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs Tyler Sh...
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Tyler Shields - Field of Dreams, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Fairytale Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proof ...
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Tyler Shields - YSL Lipstick Gun, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proof...
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Tyler Shields - American Flag, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" 45" x 60" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs Tyler Shi...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Hermes Cigarettes, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proof...
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Tyler Shields - Barbie, Photography 2019, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
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Tyler Shields - Dorothy In the Kitchen, Photography 2020, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Fairytale Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proof T...
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Tyler Shields - Woman Shock At The Death Of The President, 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 22.5" x 30" 45" x 60" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs Tyler Shi...
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Tyler Shields - Bunny Ferrari II, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 AP...
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Tyler Shields - Kodak, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 30" x 40" 48" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs Tyler Shields...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Lipstick Cigarette II, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Silhouette Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 A...
Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Lynching, Photography 2015, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 30" x 40” Artist Proof Left 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Arti...
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Tyler Shields - Form, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs...
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Tyler Shields - Together, Photography 2025, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20" 24" x 30" 32" x 40" 48" x 60" 57" x 72" 67" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 ...
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Tyler Shields - Legs on silk , Photography 2025, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + ...
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Tyler Shields - Multi Color Mouth, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
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Tyler Shields - The Desert House, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Dirty Side of Glamour Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 16" x 20" 24" x 30" 32" x 40" 48" x 60" 57" x 72" 67" x 84" Editions of...
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Tyler Shields - Champagne Hands, Photography 2024, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
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Ferrari Sunbathing 2023
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Poise, Photography 2025, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 20" x 16" 30" x 24" 40" x 32" 60" x 48" 72" x 57" 84" x 67" Editions of 3 + 2 ...
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Python Birkin, Photography, Story teller, snake, Birkin bag
By Tyler Shields
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A python is squeezing a Birkin bag. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline skater who ...
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The Lion Queen, Photography, Story teller, Hollywood, Lion
By Tyler Shields
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A woman in a beautiful dress tames a lion male. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline...
Silver Gelatin
Diving board 45x60 inches) by Tyler Shields, 2026
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
The Lady and The Lion, Photography, Story teller, Hollywood
By Tyler Shields
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A woman in a beautiful dress is sitting on a chair, beside her stands a lion male. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, dire...
Silver Gelatin
Balloon, Photography, Story teller, Hollywood, horizon
By Tyler Shields
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A girl with a balloon is flying into the horizon. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director and former professional inline skater who has been labeled by some as “Hollywood’s favorite photographer”. He is best known for his unparalleled, controversial, shock evoking photographs of Hollywood Celebrities. Shield’s images often incorporate violence and eroticism, such as his 2011 photograph of Lindsay Lohan in which she appears seductive while being covered in blood and holding a knife. Continuing to push the boundaries, in preparation for his Life Is Not A Fairytale (2011) exhibit in 2011, Shields collected blood from twenty celebrities to paint with, onto a canvas. Shields also appeared to stage the “shooting” of a party-goer with a gun the same year at a release party for his book “Collisions” as an appropriated piece of performance art en homage to the cans of Fluxus artist, Piero Manzoni. Shields is not shy to controversy, in 2012 he also released a photograph of Francesca Eastwood, burning, sawing and biting a $100,000 Hermès Birkin Bag for a photoshoot. Moreover, his series “Suspense” (2013) portrays and depicts stars such as Emma Roberts, Francesca Eastwood and Lydia Hearst frozen in mid-air falling and voluntarily jumping off buildings and bridges creating a sense of movement, adrenaline, and excitement. “Suspense is not about death; it’s about life” explains Shields. Rather than focusing on the person in the frame, these images are more concerned with the action, environment, and landscape. In 2015. Shields created the series “Historical Fiction” which focuses on historical events such as the deaths of James Dean, John F Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King among many more historical events. This series put the American Civil Rights Era at the forefront of his work, as these images explore dark moments in history with many of them honing in on moments that confront the country’s racist past. Furthermore, in 2015 Shields created his hit series “Chromatics” which surrounds the theme of “beauty in chaos” captured through freeze frames of surreal, technicolor violence with colored powder. In order to create this violence, he lined up 20 people up against each other and made them fight with powder. Shields’ talent goes beyond shock. His unique, sinister and daring lens through which he composes and creates his work enables him to push boundaries and experiment with tweaking the Hollywood mystique. The mystery behind his relationships and habits captivate the media, not unlike the art world’s best-known friend of the famous, Andy Warhol. _Photography, nude, woman, naked, story teller...
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The Mystery of Mouth, Photography, Story teller, Red lips, hat
By Tyler Shields
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3 More sizes on request. A woman with a black hat and a black pullover. The lips are painted deep red. Tyler Shields is an American Photographer, screenwriter, director ...
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The girl in the fire by Tyler Shields
By Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Tyler Shields - Prima Ballerina, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Suspense Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs...
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Tyler Shields - The Girl with the Quill, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + ...
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Tyler Shields - Silk Legs, Photography 2025, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + ...
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Tyler Shields - Hand on Heel II, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + ...
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Tyler Shields - Red Umbrella, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Art...
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Tyler Shields - Birkin Dinner Plate, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2...
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Tyler Shields - The Sleeping Girl, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 14" x 20" 20" x 30" 28" x 40" 40" x 60" 48" x 72" 56" x 84" Editions of...
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Tyler Shields - Red Stripes, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Editions ...
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Tyler Shields - Nine Lips, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Mouths Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs ...
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Tyler Shields - Showgirl, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70"" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Pr...
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Tyler Shields - Veil, Photography 2026, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 20" x 16" 30" x 24" 40" x 32" 60" x 48" 84" x 67" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Pro...
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Tyler Shields - Prologue, Photography 2025, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Stamford, CT
Series: Indulgence Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes & editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proo...
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