The new issue of PDN asks a handful of professional photographers who are also parents about how they balance their career and family responsibilities. One of the photographers they interviewed is Melanie Acevedo, who juggles working for clients such as Target, Land of Nod, Motorola, and Jonathan Adler with raising her two kids—Violet and Rockwell—with […]

Selections from a fresh new studio shoot by Melanie Acevedo, inspired by the colors and the vibrant mood of spring. To see the complete portfolio, visit “Springtime.” . . Credits Fashion stylist: Naila Ruechel/Monaco Reps Hairstylist: Roland Brummer/Utopia Makeup artist:  Kateri Giehl/Utopia Models: Elizabeth White & Daria/New York Models, Rustam/RED, Kimberley/Q, and Cameron Bailey/Click Special […]

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Presenting selections from an exuberant new series by photographer Melanie Acevedo, shot last month at Dune Studios in New York City. The project is a bit of a departure for Melanie, who is known for her interiors and environmental portraits and who wanted to step outside her photographic comfort zone. “I wanted to do what […]

Presenting a brand-new studio shoot and short video from Melanie Acevedo, inspired by the most romantic day of the year. . . . Credits Models: Megan Parkhurst and Cameron Bailey, both at Click Fashion styling: Naila Ruechel/Monaco Reps Hair: Christy McCabe/Utopia Makeup: Alfred Lester/Utopia Special thanks to Jay Stradwick at Dune Studios. . . .

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SMart Book 2013, our limited-edition photo annual, has just been published, and this year’s twist is that we asked our photographers to create a self-portrait in their own visual style. The results were as unique as the photographers themselves—a true picture of each person’s sensibility. We’ll be showcasing each of these self-portraits here on our […]

Bill Stockland, Maureen Martel, and two members of the Stockland Martel staff—senior photo agent Emily Leonardo and creative director Kristina Feliciano—spent a week in Los Angeles last month to catch up in person with our clients and photographers on the West Coast. We also hosted a dinner for the many wonderful art buyers with whom […]

As Melanie Acevedo prepares for her third year of “52 Weeks,” a personal photo project about her kids that—as the title indicates—was not meant to be ongoing, we thought it was a good time to ask her to look back. Which of all the many weeks of photographing her daughter, Violet, and son, Rockwell, has […]

For the December issue of Redbook, Melanie Acevedo photographed the cast of ABC’s mega-popular morning show The Chew: Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Clinton Kelly, Evette Rios, and Daphne Oz. The theme was a cozy holiday party with food from recipes provided by each cast member, but the shoot took place in a downtown Manhattan photo […]