Mariah Tyler Title: Associate Visual Director Mariah is Travel + Leisure's associate visuals director. She has been part of the T+L team since 2015 and has a decade of experience in photography and travel media, working with Southwest Airlines' in-flight magazine, Aperture, LensCulture, and Texas Monthly. She has also contributed to Food & Wine, USAA, The Dallas Morning News, and AARP. Mariah's background in cultural anthropology and photography informs her focus on the people and culture of every destination she covers. She values visual storytelling with strong narratives and believes in including all voices in order to broaden viewers' perspectives. Mariah helped launch Travel + Leisure's award-winning Behind the Views series and works on the art direction and production of digital spotlights, tentpoles, and special packages. As a city explorer and desert lover, Mariah has published stories on Día de los Muertos in Puerto Vallarta, Voodoo in New Orleans, Texas BQQ in Paris, and more. She is a photographer and writer based in San Antonio, Texas. About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process