I’m a family and lifestyle photographer based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. I’ve been married to my amazing husband and best friend for 14 years. Two wild boys and a dramatic daughter call me mom. I’m a well-known lover of coffee and books (Fourth Wing has my heart and no reason is needed for a trip to Barnes and Noble). If you enjoy pasta, enchiladas, and pho, we can be friends. Social environments are my happy place. I love meeting new people and creating lasting friendships. I don’t want to be just your next photographer; I want to be the photographer you go to for every stage of your life. 

Hey, I'm Melissa

My Vision

What I'm Here For

I’m here for the story of life that never stops. We can never go backward in time to relive a special moment. Once the moment is up, it is gone forever, relegated to live on in our memory. I’m here to provide vivid photographs that allow you to see precious moments that once were. I’m here to capture your story in this exact moment, and the next. I am here to capture the new, the growing, the funny, the happy, and everything in between. Maybe you are celebrating the birth of a child or maybe your child is getting ready to graduate from school. Maybe it’s just time to update those family pictures on the wall. Whatever the reason, I am here to help you capture your story and be a part of it with you. I am here to be all in, to be 100% invested in capturing these special moments for you.  

-Melissa

"It's better to click with people than to click the shutter."-Alfred Eisenstaedt