Todd Anthony Tyler is a Canadian

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judge,

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and former

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. He was the resident photographer and judge for the first season of ''

Asia's Next Top Model ''Asia's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated as ''AsNTM'') is a reality television show based on the American franchise ''America's Next Top Model'' in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of ''Asia's Next Top Model'' and a chance ...

''. He is also the resident photographer and judge of TV show '' Fit for Fashion''.

Early life

Born in

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, Tyler is the son of Judy Smith. He has one sister and graduated from

Trent University Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Founded in 1964, the university is known for its Oxbridge college system, sma ...

with a BSc in Biology and related studies in art history, having also done one semester at

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a Public university, public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey, and ...

. Tyler lived on a farm until he was 16. His parents divorced, and his step father owned a gym, where Tyler began

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. When Tyler was young, his mother gave him a

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cartridge camera, which he used to shoot nature and landscape images.

Career

Model, photographer, TV personality

Tyler started his professional modelling career modelling in Milan, Italy with model agency Model Plan in 1994. He carried on modelling internationally until 2003 when he switched to the other side of the camera and took up professional fashion photography. He is self-taught. His first professional position was as a shoot photographer for a Singapore-based catalog magazine. His client roster includes ''

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'', ''

Elle Singapore ''Elle'' (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and lifestyle. The title ''Elle'' means ''She'' in French. ''Elle'' is considered "one of the world's largest ...

'', '' Harper's Bazaar China'', ''

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'', '' GQ China'', Indochino,

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Numero,

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and others. His studio Todd Anthony Tyler Photography opened in Shanghai, China in 2003. In December 2013, Tyler photographed HRH

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of Thailand for ''

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'' magazine. He has provided art direction and photography in the form of advertising campaigns for Ritz-Carlton Hotels, L'Oreal Paris, and

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. Some of his influences are

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and

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. He has compared his own work to "National Geographic style images"in that they are drawing influence from various cultures. In 2012, he was the resident photographer and judge on season 1 of ''

''. Since 2014 Tyler has been the resident photographer and judge on

show '' Fit for Fashion''. He appeared in episode 7 of ''

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. In 2013, Tyler appeared as guest judge on ''MEGA Fashion Crews season 3. In 2014, he was the chief photographer for the stills team of '' The Apartment - Celebrity Edition''. He also provided creative direction, production and photography for the advertising media campaign for ''Lady and The Tiger'' theater production in April 2014,

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. Tyler has also written columns on the profession. He contributed a monthly column to ''Asian Photography'' magazine from 20102014 and is sometimes guest technical columnist for ''Mega Man'' magazine in the Philippines.

Filmography

Personal life

Tyler is co-owner of a yoga clothing company called Aumnie. He has two children and is married to ex model Karina Smith, who now works with Tyler. Tyler carries out philanthropic work for Happy Hearts Fund Indonesia and Foundation for Mother and Child Health.

References

External links

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