Hello!

My name is Tyler Garlej! I am a portrait photographer located in Phoenix, AZ. However, I do love to travel as well. Throughout my life, I have always been involved with anything art-related, from performing as an actor, singer, and dancer on stage to being a visual artist with my drawings in 2D art to creating handmade sculptures in 3D art. However, when I first picked up my Nikon D5000 camera at the age of eleven, I instantly fell in love. I started my photography career first by taking landscape and nature photos. It was not until two years ago, I fell in love with portrait photography. From that moment on, I have been constantly taking photos of families, couples, graduates, headshots, and so much more! I love to capture what is important to me as a photographer, which is showing true emotions and moments through my photography.

I was born in Tucson, AZ, but recently moved to the Phoenix Metropolitan area to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Business Marketing and a Design Studies Minor  at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. I am a 10 year-old, portrait photographer, editor, traveler, and nature lover.

I have always loved learning about the art of photography. I have taken photography workshops and classes to always improve my photography. I have taken fundamentals of digital photography, shooting, editing, applications of lighting, and so much more. I have also interned and worked for local photographers during their sessions, to understand other photographer's way of posing, composition, lighting, and even editing. I would say that without interning and working for those local photographers, I would not be the photographer I am today. They truly inspired me and I hope through my photography that I inspire the next generation of photographers.

I have a passion for telling a story through the art of photography. Through my photography style, I am passionate about showing others to BE PROUD… BE BOLD… BE YOU! Through my deep understanding of posing, lighting, and composition... I can effortlessly showcase what is most important… YOU!