Inspired to explore wild and remote places, Melany is an adventure and wildlife photographer seeking out unique environments across the globe. Her work and travel to Antarctica as well as the Arctic has influenced her passion to continue exploring these amazing and challenging environments and reveal their raw and beautiful character. Her photography seeks to illustrate the purity, grandeur and unique nature of these remarkable landscapes. Her experiences have given her a greater appreciation and respect for the complexity and beauty of our fragile environment and the need to protect and conserve the balance of nature. She lives in Alaska.