Melanie Aronson grew up in Lincoln, Massachusetts where she pursued multiple forms of visual art. In high school Melanie began experimenting with photography.

 

At 18, she began to travel with her camera, documenting the people and places she saw as she immersed herself in various cultures and environments. During college, Melanie often photographed for the Columbia Spectator, where she realized her love for photojournalism.

 

Since graduating from Columbia University with a degree in anthropology, Melanie has continued to implement her insights as an anthropologist through her photographic endeavors.

 

She recently returned from a project in Israel and the West Bank documenting various perspectives and experiences of Israeli and Palestinian women. She currently works as a freelance photographer based in New York.

 

Publications:

New York Times Lens Blog; The Huffington Post; National Geographic Traveller (UK); Barcelona-Metropolitan;

The Fashion Manuscript; CNet News; The Columbia Daily Spectator; Dispatches International;

The Best of College Photography Annual, Nikon and Serbin Communication, 2005 & 2006

 

Grants/Awards:

2011 Amy Adina Schulman Grant recipient

2006 Annual Photographer’s Forum & Nikon College Photo Contest, Finalist

2005 Annual Photographer’s Forum & Nikon College Photo Contest, Honorable Mention

 

Solo-Exhibitions:

“La Art Au Refuge.” Haven Lounge. New York, New York, 2009.

“Viva Italia.” Ovest Pizzoteca. New York, New York, 2009.

“Catalonia: Faces, Spaces, Places.” Castells de la Muntanya. Barcelona, Spain, 2011.

 

Group-Exhibitions:

“Las Calles de Barcelona.” Untitled BCN. Barcelona, Spain, 2011.