Photography: Mike Mellia captures modern artists in the style of old masters

Date
16 December 2013

New York photographer Mike Mellia can usually be found creating sleek, clean photographs for advertising campaigns, fashion stories and product editorial which means he’s well-versed in capturing his subjects at their best. This skill comes into its own when Mike makes personal portraits, his understanding of texture, light and atmosphere lending itself to the creation of rich, tonal images that echo the aesthetic qualities of the Flemish masters. His latest series of portraits features artists and writers as the subject, casting them as wistful thinkers, with their own strange narratives bubbling away under a carefully stylised surface.

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Mike Mellia: Lives of the Artists

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Mike Mellia: Lives of the Artists

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Mike Mellia: Lives of the Artists

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Mike Mellia: Lives of the Artists

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Mike Mellia: Lives of the Artists

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James Cartwright

James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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