Melissa Fleming

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Earlier in the year I wrote an article on Fotofest in which I interviewed three photographers who had attended the event. One of these artists was Melissa Fleming whose interest in the “transient and often unseen aspects of the natural world” fascinated me. Her images and objects use actual elements of the environment focusing on their beauty as well as their importance. Recently, I had the opportunity to learn more about Melissa’s direction in photography and other art forms. Robert Schaefer: Where were you born and raised? Were you interested in art as a child? Were you involved with photography growing up? Melissa Fleming: I was born and raised on Staten Island, New York, one of the outer boroughs of New York City. I did not have any formal training in the arts as a child, but I remember being especially aware of my spatial and visual surroundings at a very young age. My first real experience with photography did not come until I was a senior in college when I took a basic black and white darkroom course as an elective.

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