Melanie Alice

My love of photography began when I was little. In our family, we had a wall of family photo albums, which began with my Great Grandma Pearl’s albums and spanned all the way to my sister and I. Because of those albums, I had the chance to visit the house my Grandma Isabel grew up in with her 11 siblings, go to my mothers wedding and see my moms smiling face on the day I was born.

They told my story.

I have been taking pictures for more than twenty years. During this time, I have become a wife and a mother to my beautiful daughter Jasmine. I am a proud Oakland resident, and my vision is to remain local and affordable, capturing the bellies, the births, the families that grow our community

Natural. Unrehearsed. Beautiful.

I have traveled all over the world documenting my adventures on film. Now, I want to capture yours.

Thank you for looking at my work.