About Melanie Jenkins

Melanie Jenkins, photographer in Auckland New Zealand, established her
photography studio in January 2000.

 "I have been living the dream for the past 25 years. Photography is in my life, every day, and is my
creative output"

With a passion for creating carefully lit and crafted images for the advertising and magazine industry, Melanie has also emerged as a fine art
photographer.

"Often my personal work features my daughter Bella, and son Levi,
who are both my muse and inspiration."

 Working mainly in the studio, Melanie shoots on medium and large format
digital cameras to achieve the finest of details in her work. 

Melanie is hands on and resourceful, creating and carefully lighting her scenes
to tell a story and lead the viewer on a journey. You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” “I love this simple statement by Ansel Adams, it inspires me to create my scenes, composition, put all the
pieces together and make a picture. It’s not just there to take, I put the time
in and plan it well.”

Yes we can ship internationally.

We are not able to mark items as "gift" and Melanie Jenkins is not resposible for any duty or taxes or charges that may occur at the time of reciept of your order. As the buyer, these fees may be charged to you when your package arrives, and is beyond our control.

2026 NZIPP awards- Finalist for Creative portrait photographer of the year -

- Medal list- 3x silver w distinction, 7x silver, 4x bronze (creative, creative portrait, creative landscape sections)

2026 Women in Art Prize - currently shortlisted for overseas photographic artist - Land of the long white cloud submission

2026 IPA awards - honorable mention for Before the first mark - self portrait

2024 IPA awards - 3rd place fine art category for Uninvited guests

2024 22
JMCA Honourable mentions for The Ladies series

2024 21
JMCA 1st place Uninvited guests and honourable mentions for Short
stories series

2023 20
Pollux awards –  1st place
escape artist and honourable mentions for reform series and spring fashion
series

2023 20
JMCA Honourable mention for Precious things series

2022 19
Julia Margaret Cameron awards honourable mention for underwater
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