Meet Melanie
Melanie fell in love with photography while photographing for the yearbook as a student photographer in the 9th grade. Watching the black and white film images appear on the paper in the darkroom felt like a special kind of magic, and she discovered at an early age that she had a talent for capturing creative and storytelling images.
In 2011, Melanie took her passion full time and started her own portrait studio specializing in high school senior, teen and family portraits. She quickly became the most in-demand photographer in her area. Melanie has been featured in many publications and industry blogs, including Sony Alpha Universe and Sigma Corporation. She has also contributed to two books that are sold on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. She has won multiple awards for her work, including winning the Sony Alpha Female Micro Grant. She recently relocated her studio to Huntington, WV and is looking forward to a new chapter in her career.
Melanie holds a B.S. in Ecology and Environmental Science and is an advocate for climate awareness and environmental issues. She is currently working on a fine art series to promote climate awareness. She is also an advocate for building confidence and strength in young girls. She launched the MUSEnation program in spring of 2023 to build awareness of the challenges young girls face in today's world and promote healthy ideas towards a better future. She was recently named as one of the Top 25 Influential Teen Photographers by Senior Style Guide.
In her spare time she enjoys gardening, watching sci-fi and fantasy movies, playing tennis, hiking, traveling with her husband and learning Japanese.
- Awards and honors
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25 Most Influential Teen Photographers 2023 (Senior Style Guide)
Sony Alpha Female Micro Grant Winner July 2022.
Best Photo By First Time Entrant, Arkansas Professional Photographers Association print competition.
Image of Merit (multiple) Professional Photographers of America print competition
- Book contributions
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Portraiture Unleashed: 60 Powerful Design Ideas for Knockout Images by Travis Gadsby. (Available through Barnes& Noble and Amazon)
52 Prescriptions for Happiness: A Year of Inspiration for the Body, Mind, and Soul by Joe Dunn and Mali Apple. (Available through Amazon)
- Photography Industry Spotlights
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"Model Teams: Creating The Best Program For Your Brand" guest article, Modern Teen Style Magazine, March 2023
"Alpha Profile Spotlight: How This Creative Came Full Circle With A Renewed Purpose" 01/20/22
“Weddings In Eureka Springs AR” I DO, COX Media, Yurview (tv show), February 2019
Jimmy Beech and Melanie Myhre, “Beware The Thorns” Alien Skin Software blog, Oct 28, 2014
Melanie Myhre, “The 24-105mm Lens: A Storyteller’s Dream”, Sigma Corporation Of America, blog October 23, 2014
Melanie Myhre, “How To Make Dreamy Fairytale Photos”, InMyBag.net July 17 2014
Jimmy Beech and Melanie Myhre, “Classical Painting In Snap Art 4”, Alien Skin blog January 3, 2014
Jimmy Beech and Melanie Myhre, Alien Skin Software blog artist feature, October 16, 2013
- Editorials and commercial work
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Senior Style Guide Magazine: December 2022
Arkansas Bride Magazine: January 2018
Dark Beauty Magazine, June 12, 2014
Dark Beauty Magazine, April 2014
2NJoy Magazine April/May 2014
2NJoy Magazine January/February 2014
L'art D'Obscurite Art Book #1, Cloud Orchid Publishing, December 2013
Giuseppina Magazine: Arctique, Issue 16, December 2013
Vogue Italia 9/12/13
Cloud Orchid Magazine Website: May 2013
Dark Beauty Magazine May 2013
Giuseppina Magazine: Culturalis, Issue 12, March 2013
Little Alice, Cloud Orchid Magazine: Steampunk Issue, feature and interview, February 2013
- Speaking Engagements
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PhotoCon, Oklahoma City, OK, 2018
Mid American Photography Symposium (MAPSYM), Eureka Springs, AR, May 2015
Photography Society of NW Arkansas (PSNWA), Fayetteville, AR, November 2015
Eureka Springs School of the Arts, Eureka Springs, AR, November 2015
Holiday Island Photography Club, Holiday Island, AR, February 2015, 2014
Self Hosted Photography Workshop, Eureka Springs, AR, April 2014
- Exhibitions
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2013
The Jewel Box, Eureka Springs, AR, Featured artist, May
White Street Walk, Eureka Springs, AR, May
2012
DeVitos, Solo show, Eureka Springs, AR, May
Eureka Springs Invitational, Group show, Eureka Springs, AR, May
White Street Walk, Eureka Springs, AR, May
Blue Djinn Gallery, Kansas City KS, Solo show, June
Eureka Thyme, Featured artist, Eureka Springs, AR, July
2011
Queen Anne Invitational, Group show, Eureka Springs, AR, May
White Street Walk,Eureka Springs, AR, May
Eureka Thyme, Featured artist,Eureka Springs, AR, September
Winterfest, Group show, Eureka Springs, AR, November
Shameless Sequin Soiree, Group show,Eureka Springs, AR, November
2010
Garden Bistro, Solo show,Eureka Springs, AR, May
White Street Walk ,Eureka Springs, AR, May
Eureka Thyme Gallery, Featured artist, Eureka Springs, AR,June
The Photography Gallery, Featured artist, Eureka Springs, AR, November2009
White Street Walk, Eureka Springs, AR, May
Eureka Thyme Gallery, Featured artist, Eureka Springs, AR, September
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