A Journal by 813 Portrait Tours

The Tampa Edit.

Places worth discovering. Moments worth keeping.

Vol. 01 / The Ybor IssueStories from Tampa, FloridaPhotography · Places · People
Sunlit streetcar tracks beneath the Centro Ybor pedestrian bridge
01 / Morning on the tracks, Ybor City · Photography by 813 Portrait Tours
Cover Story / Ybor City

A city within
the city.

Follow the streetcar tracks into a neighborhood of brick facades, cigar shops, sunlit walkways and stories hiding in plain sight. Our first photo essay explores the Tampa we love to photograph.

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Explore / Local guides

Your Ybor field notes.

The Ybor Collection

Look a little closer.

Through our lens / 2026
Colorful streetcar traveling through Ybor City

Following the tracks

One of the most recognizable details of Ybor's streetscape—and a reminder to slow down and look around.

Cigar craftsman working behind a Ybor City shop window

Made by hand

A glimpse of the craft and people behind the neighborhood's cigar-making heritage.

More than a photoshoot

See Tampa.
Be part of the story.

These are the places we walk, notice and photograph. Experience Ybor with a local photographer and take home portraits that feel like you.

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