Melissa Kelsey Photography

Melissa Kelsey Photography Photographic artist. Print shop launching soon. Creating a photo book about my grandparents' midcentury modern home.

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Memories of holiday meals here, sitting around the table with the big personalities of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and ...
03/13/2025

Memories of holiday meals here, sitting around the table with the big personalities of grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. The sound of the kitchen door swinging, leg of lamb with mint jelly, persimmon pudding with hard sauce. Getting dressed up for dinner with my siblings and cousins. My Gram’s hearty laugh. My grandfather, who we called Pop, always at the head of the table, with a mini bottle of Tabasco and ball point pens in his shirt pocket.

Flowers from the garden, citrus from the orchard, kukui nut necklace from travels, a Navajo weaving, and pieces from the...
03/13/2025

Flowers from the garden, citrus from the orchard, kukui nut necklace from travels, a Navajo weaving, and pieces from their pewter collection—how my grandmother would have done it.⁠
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Family photos.⁠⁠⁠⁠
03/13/2025

Family photos.⁠
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I lived on citrus, spaghetti, and oatmeal the week I stayed at my late grandparents' home in April of 2022. I could have...
03/13/2025

I lived on citrus, spaghetti, and oatmeal the week I stayed at my late grandparents' home in April of 2022. I could have gone grocery shopping, but hadn't planned to stay so long to photograph the home. Spaghetti and oatmeal were already in the cupboards and I could pick citrus right outside. I think I found some frozen peas in the freezer, too. ⁠
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My grandparents' 1950s kitchen is nearly all original. The big windows let in the most beautiful morning light and look ...
03/13/2025

My grandparents' 1950s kitchen is nearly all original. The big windows let in the most beautiful morning light and look out to a lush courtyard of bougainvillea and tropical plants. ⁠
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I spent many of my childhood Christmases in this living room and memorable summer days in the pool beyond those windows....
03/13/2025

I spent many of my childhood Christmases in this living room and memorable summer days in the pool beyond those windows. The window seat was always a coveted spot for us grandchildren. It's still one of the first spots I visit when I go.⁠
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The branches cast shadows. The leaves danced in perfect afternoon light. The layered effect on the big plate glass windo...
03/13/2025

The branches cast shadows. The leaves danced in perfect afternoon light. The layered effect on the big plate glass windows of my grandparents' home was as good as it gets for a photographer trying to communicate a feeling. ⁠
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My grandmother's oil paintings still live in the home that my grandparents built in 1948. ⁠⁠⁠
03/13/2025

My grandmother's oil paintings still live in the home that my grandparents built in 1948. ⁠
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Want to see a cute video of a fox? You can see it after you swipe through this series of photos, as a reward. 🦊
03/13/2025

Want to see a cute video of a fox? You can see it after you swipe through this series of photos, as a reward. 🦊

3-day hospitality photo shoot at Snowbird Cliff Lodge was a success! This feels pretty full-circle. I moved from Califor...
06/17/2023

3-day hospitality photo shoot at Snowbird Cliff Lodge was a success! This feels pretty full-circle. I moved from California to Utah on my own at 18 years old, for skiing and college. I met my husband, Todd, while working at the Snowbird Canyon Racquet Club. I’ve skied in these mountains for over 25 years. Great feeling, all around!

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