Tabard became a professional portrait photographer for Backrach Studio in Baltimore following the death of his father in 1922. He went on to photograph important homes and well-known people, including future President Calvin Coolidge and his family.

In 1928, Tabard returned to Paris and became a fashion photographer. It was there he met Surrealist writer, Philippe Soupault, who in turn acquainted him with various prominent magazine editors including Lucien Vogel, Giron, and Alexey Brodovitch. He went on to work for a number of publications, such as Bifur, Vu, Harper’s Bazaar and Le Jardin des Modes. He made the acquaintance of Surrealists Man Ray and René Magritte, with his work beginning to reflect the influence of Surrealism. In the late 1920s, he also met Roger Parry, to whom he taught photography, and André Kertész. In 1929, his work was featured in the Film und Foto exhibition.

In 1951, Francis Quirk would curate an exhibit of his work at Lehigh University along with photographs by Ansel Adams. Tabard died in 1984 at the age of 87. These stunning black and white photos are part of his work that Maurice Tabard took fashion portraits of classic beauties in the early 1950s.