Hello Monaco #11 Spring 2021 | Page 87

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© Tyler Shields
© Tyler Shields
Bunny Silhouette
TS : For me it was about fixing all the cracks , testing , learning , growing , doing all the things we don ' t normally have time for . So I looked at this year as an opportunity .
: What is harmony for you ? How do you find it in your life ?
TS : Anytime life gets hard for any of my friends I ask them : did you die ? They of
Beach Party
Champagne Silhouette
I love having confident people who have the bigger picture of what we are doing in mind .
course say no and I say ok well then you can overcome it and I keep that mentality for myself .
: Do you have a concept of luxury ? What does luxury mean to you ?
TS : Quality art is the greatest luxury . You don ' t need it to breathe but you need it to exist and the right luxury lasts forever .
: What role does money play in your life ?
© Tyler Shields
TS : I grew up very poor . So money was never my focus but it allows me to create the ideas I get for shoots and that makes me the richest man in the world having the ability to dream something and then create it . What was my dream has become a reality .
: Do you have your own rituals before you start working ?
TS : The only thing that ’ s the same everyday is waking up . Each day has a new challenge and a new idea and is never the same as the day before .
: How do you spend your free time ? TS : What ’ s free time ?
: What inspires you ?
TS : I see images everywhere I go and with everyone I meet . I can ' t stop thinking of ideas .
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