“Melisine is both a gifted photographer and phenomenal teacher. Working with Melisine has been a very freeing experience. She helped me move from image to experience; headline to narrative. She brings visual storytelling into the understanding of my story and myself. She has encouraged me to dig deeper into the meaning and perceptions I make of photos and has given me possibility for a new, alternative narrative to the stories I tell myself otherwise. In this way, the journey of working with Melisine has been liberating. I’ve found a wonderfully refreshing freedom in awareness and expression that gives rise to sharing and expanding my creative capacity. This has in turn helped me connect more meaningfully with others. Also, working with Melisine has been a very safe and grounding experience. She does this by offering the many tools in her background, including her expertise as a professional photographer who has trained with some of the world’s most respected masters of the craft. You’d never know she works with some of the biggest brands in the world, like the Four Seasons, Adidas, and Samsung because she presents herself in a humble and kind manner that is focused on you the student. But make no mistake, she is a master of her craft, which is why these brands trust her to present their image to the world. I have trusted her to help me tell old stories in new ways—through my writing and through the visual art of photography. Indeed, I see many things through a new lens after working with Melisine.”