“In most situations when someone is taking a photograph of me, my focus and intention is on my outward appearance. This can feel unnatural, awkward and a bit forced at times.

What I loved most about working with you is that you focused on the light being within. Through the process of meditation and moving together with you through suggested words, images and feelings, I was able to access a place of vulnerability not easily seen and captured on film. Rather than adjusting myself into an outward appearance or pose, the gestures began from my heart center and this connection with my true self allowed the expressions of emotion, movement and gratitude to flow with an ease I have not experienced in a photo shoot before. It was a beautiful and sacred experience.”

~ Kiko Pace (Kiko Sounds)

“Working with Melanie was an absolute dream. I normally feel uncomfortable in front of the camera, but I felt immediately at ease in her presence. She creates a space for her subjects to feel authentically themselves.”

~ Brandon

“Working with Melanie was a very powerful experience. I felt nervous going in, but Melanie made me feel at ease by guiding me through a calming meditation. I felt the genuine care she had for me to feel relaxed and comfortable. It worked. My nervousness went away and I began to feel more free, more expressive. Her prompts allowed me to get in touch with my own emotions of joy and self-worth. Melanie’s approach to photography is holistic. She takes you on a journey. I cannot recommend her more highly.”

~ Owen Ware

“I’m blown away. Truly. I said to my husband tonight that the photos you have captured of me are the most beautiful ones I’ve ever seen.”

~ Nikki Leigh McKean

“A cathartic and awakening full-body experience, one that had me laughing, crying, dancing and connecting to parts of myself that I hadn’t accessed for a long time.”

~ Jen McNeely

“Our session was a gift of time… to slow everything down, to settle in, inhabit my being, and an invitation to move on impulse. Melanie’s energy is beautiful; accepting and curious, open and calm…which caused me to feel whatever might transpire would be just right and more than enough.”

~ Marina Dempster