Tyler Shields (born April 29, 1982) is an American photographer, film director and writer, best known for his controversial works with celebrities. His work often involves images of violence and splattered blood: for his Life Is Not a Fairytale exhibition in L.A., he collected blood from 20 celebrities. He also photographed Lindsay Lohan as a vampire for that exhibit. In 2010, he photographed the actress her in his studio, holding a gun. The same year, the photographer appeared to stage the “shooting” of a partygoer at the release party for his book Collisions, as a homage to Fluxus artist Piero Manzoni and in imitation of 70s Los Angeles performance artist John Duncan along with a student in the department of New Genres at UCLA in the 1990s.

Not one to go controversy out of the way, he released a photograph of his then-girlfriend Francesca Eastwood burning, sawing, and biting an alleged $100,000 Hermès Birkin Bag for a photoshoot in 2012. The public responded badly due to the fact that $100,000 that the bag was bought just to be destroyed. In 2013 he released his photography book The Dirty Side of Glamour, featuring images from Emma Roberts, Brittany Snow, etc.. He was also criticized for a photoshoot with Glee star Heather Morris with a bruised eye as making light of abusive treatment of women.