About the Artist
Career photographer and filmmaker with an BA in Journalism/Photojournalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and an MFA in Film from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. Currently works as a documentary photographer/videographer/video editor with an international humanitarian organization based in Baltimore, MD which has her traveling internationally to cover programs and events. Melissa lives on the Eastern Shore, inspiring her to produce personal photo and film projects. She has taught as an adjunct faculty in media production at colleges such as Emerson, Franklin Pierce, and New Hampshire Institute for the Arts.Featured Work
Photos
Featured Work: Photos
Bathing Pool
Digital Photography
2017
Bihar, India
Salle de Coiffure
Digital Photography
2019
At a town square's barbershop in Senegal.
Peanut Oil
Digital Photography
2020
At a village marketplace in Malawi, a young mother sells small containers of peanut oil with her baby on her back.
Poissonaire
Digital Photography
2019
Woman selling fish at a market in Senegal in early evening.
Unaccompanied Minor
Digital Photography
2023
An International NGO assists an unaccompanied minor in processing paperwork to receive educational support; Cairo, Egypt.