A woman with blonde hair is getting her makeup done by two makeup artists; one is applying lipstick, and the other is doing her eyeshadow or eyebrow.

Hi, I’m Melissa.

A Tulsa based photographer specializing in documentary photography

A woman lying in a hospital bed holding her newborn baby after delivery.
A young girl dressed in a red and white outfit with a white hat, riding a vintage rocking horse in a cozy living room with wood-paneled walls, heavy patterned curtains, and various furniture and electronics around.
Three people playing a game of pickleball outdoors on a concrete court, with cars and trees in the background.
A young girl with blonde hair wearing a pink and white striped outfit, smiling and standing on a concrete surface, holding a yellow wheelbarrow containing a large fish. The background features a dark body of water and some grass.

My purpose as a photographer is to show others what they cannot see about themselves, their world, or their moment

Can you picture your childhood room at 11 years old? Do you remember the sound of your child’s laugh three years ago, or the bedtime rituals that once felt like second nature but have slowly faded away? Time moves fast, and we forget. Life is beautiful and chaotic, but we’re so caught up in surviving and thriving that we forget these tiny, perfect moments that we swore we’d always remember. This is why I’m a photographer, to hold onto what memory lets go of. It’s more than nostalgia, it’s the gift of remembering what time so easily erases.

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