On most weekends, Tyre Nichols would head to the city park, train his camera on the sky and wait for the sun to set.
"Photography helps me look at the world in a more creative way. It expresses me in ways I cannot write down for people," he wrote on his website. He preferred landscapes and loved the glow of sunsets most, his family has said.
Photos: Protests in Memphis after release of video of Tyre Nichols police beating
Protesters march down the street Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., as authorities release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols, whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Protesters gather Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., as authorities are set to release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols, whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Mikki Chatles sings into a megaphone as demonstrators protest Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
CORRECTS DATE FROM THURSDAY, JAN. 26 TO FRIDAY, JAN. 27 - Nadine Seiler, of Waldorf, Md., demonstrates in Lafayette Park outside the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Nadine Seiler, of Waldorf, Md., demonstrates in Lafayette Park outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Protesters march Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., as authorities release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols, whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
An image of Tyre Nichols and the words "JUSTICE FOR TYRE NICHOLS" are projected on to a building as demonstrators protest Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Demonstrators protest Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Demonstrators block K Street NW, and a D.C. Metropolitan Police car is behind, as they protest Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Protesters march Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., as authorities release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols, whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Protesters march Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., as authorities release police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols, whose death resulted in murder charges and provoked outrage at the country's latest instance of police brutality. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Demonstrators gather Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, to protest over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Demonstrators protest Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Demonstrators hug during a protest Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Demonstrators gather Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, to protest over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Mikki Charles and other demonstrators, gather during a rally, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Washington, to protest over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Photos: The aftermath of the violent arrest, death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, cries as she is comforted by Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, at a news conference with civil rights Attorney Ben Crump in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Family members and supporters hold a photograph of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, at a news conference with civil rights Attorney Ben Crump in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
RowVaughn Wells, left, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, cries as she is comforted by Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, behind her, at a news conference with civil rights Attorney Ben Crump, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. At far right is Bishop Henry Williamson. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, reacts at a news conference with civil rights Attorney Ben Crump in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, arrives at a news conference with Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, left, in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference with the family of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, with RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre, right, and Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, along with attorney Tony Romanucci, left, with in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
