BACKGROUND STORY (2010-2016):

IN 2010, TYLER WAS INTRODUCED TO U.S. NAVY VETERAN MICHAEL HYACINTHE. WHEN THEY MET OVER A CUP OF COFFEE, THEY REALIZED THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN THEIR TWO WORLDS OF AN ARTIST/DESIGNER AND A MILITARY VETERAN — INSPIRING THEM TO CO-FOUND [HAS HEART], A MICHIGAN-BASED 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

AFTER SIX YEARS OF DEDICATING NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS TO THE ORGANIZATION’S MISSION, THIS PASSION PROJECT CAME TO A PASS WHERE IT WAS EITHER GOING TO FIZZLE OUT AS TIME AND RESOURCES BECOME EVEN MORE SCARCE THAN THEY ALREADY WERE, OR IT COULD BECOME SOMETHING BIGGER AND MORE IMPACTFUL THAN COULD HAVE EVER BEEN IMAGINED.

BEGINNING TO PLAN A WEDDING AND LIFE TOGETHER, KENDRA AND I FELT THE TUG OF DUTY, SO WE DECIDED TOGETHER WE WOULD JUMP ALL-IN TO TAKE THE HERO[SERIES] ACROSS THE COUNTRY THEMSELVES. IMMEDIATELY WE STARTED PLANNING THE TOUR, PITCHING SPONSORS, AND GETTING OUR LIVES READY BY SELLING MY CONDO AND ALL THE FURNITURE IN IT, THEN DONATING THE REST - INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF PAIRS OF SHOES, CLOTHING, AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS THAT WEREN’T I LIKED BUT DIDN’T NEED.

STEP 02: GET MARRIED (MAY 2017)

STEP 03: BUY AN AIRSTREAM (JUNE 2017)

Kendra and I were a team of two living, working, and traveling the country. She planned the route, researched and coordinated project schedules, participants, and locations, wrote each veteran’s story, and reached out to local press while I built and executed brand partnerships, photographed our journey, designed and updated the project website and blog posts, and worked alongside designers, videographers, photographers, and brand partners to finalize, produce, and launch projects and their resulting products and marketing collateral.

Together, we facilitated each design project, leading the designer and veteran through this powerful collaborative design process from initial questions on Day 01 to final video interviews at the end of Day 02.

Not to mention, we also managed the social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

PHOTOGRAPHY: PROJECTS

PHOTOGRAPHY: CAMPLIFE

PRODUCT FEATURES (COMING SOON)

PHOTOGRAPHY: ADVENTURES

• PROJECT 01: BURLINGTON, VT - “CA-DEUCES”

• PROJECT 02: PORTLAND, ME - “DON’T PANIC”

• PROJECT 03: PORTSMOUTH, NH - “TRANSFORM”

• PROJECT 04: BOSTON, MA - “XVII”

• PROJECT 05: PROVIDENCE, RI - “TAKE FLIGHT”

• PROJECT 06: PHILADELPHIA, PA - “THE BEST TIME”

• PROJECT 07: BETHANY, CT - “BELIEVE”

• PROJECT 08: NEW YORK, NY - “DON’T LOOK BACK”

• PROJECT 09: NEWARK, NJ - “AND SO IT GOES”

• PROJECT 10: ANNAPOLIS, MD - “REFLECTION”

• PROJECT 11: CHANTILLY, VT - “TWO TALES”

• PROJECT 12: NEWARK, DE - “UNTOLD STORIES”

• PROJECT 13: CHARLOTTE, NC - “LOVE LIKE THIS”

• PROJECT 14: CHARLESTON, SC - “CHASE”

• PROJECT 15: MIAMI, FL - “L’UNION”

• PROJECT 16: NEW ORLEANS, LA - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 17: AUSTIN, TX - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 18: SANTA FE, NM - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 19: PHOENIX, AZ - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 20: CALIFORNIA - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 21: RENO, NV - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 22: PORTLAND, OR - “BE BOLD”

• PROJECT 23: SEATTLE, WA - “GUIDING ETHOS”

• PROJECT 24: BOISE, ID - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 25: JACKSON, WY - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 26: KALISPELL, MT - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 27: ANCHORAGE, AK - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 28: SALT LAKE CITY, UT - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 29: DENVER, CO - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 30: LINCOLN, NE - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 31: DES MOINES, IA - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 32: KANSAS CITY, MO - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 33: WICHITA, KS - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 34: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 35: BENTONVILLE, AR - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 36: OXFORD, MS - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 37: HONOLULU, HI - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 38: JACKSONVILLE, AL - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 39: COLUMBUS, GA - COMING SOON

• JOURNEY 01: VERMONT

• JOURNEY 02: MAINE

• JOURNEY 03: NEW HAMPSHIRE

• JOURNEY 04: MASSACHUSETTS

• JOURNEY 05: RHODE ISLAND

• JOURNEY 06: PENNSYLVANIA

• JOURNEY 07: CONNECTICUT

• JOURNEY 08: NEW YORK

• JOURNEY 09: NEW JERSEY

• JOURNEY 10: MARYLAND

• JOURNEY 11: VIRGINIA

• JOURNEY 12: DELAWARE

• JOURNEY 13: NORTH CAROLINA

• JOURNEY 14: SOUTH CAROLINA

• JOURNEY 15: FLORIDA

• JOURNEY 16: LOUISIANA

• PROJECT 17: TEXAS

• PROJECT 18: NEW MEXICO

• PROJECT 19: ARIZONA

• PROJECT 20: CALIFORNIA (PART II)

• PROJECT 21: NEVADA

• PROJECT 22: OREGON

• PROJECT 23: WASHINGTON

• PROJECT 24: IDAHO

• PROJECT 25: WYOMING

• PROJECT 26: MONTANA - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 27: ALASKA - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 28: UTAH - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 29: COLORADO - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 30: NEBRASKA - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 31: IOWA - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 32: MISSOURI - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 33: KANSAS - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 34: OKLAHOMA - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 35: ARKANSAS - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 36: MISSISSIPPI - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 37: HAWAI’I - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 38: ALABAMA - COMING SOON

• PROJECT 39: GEORGIA - COMING SOON

VISIT WWW.HASHEART.US TO EXPERIENCE THE “FIFTY STATES: VETERANS + ARTISTS UNITED” PROJECT IN ITS ENTIRETY.