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Melissa
@melissamartinsen.bsky.social
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Documentary and fine art photographer
www.melissamartinsen.com
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Melissa @melissamartinsen.bsky.social · Nov 21
After feeling lost for so many years, I’m so grateful to have found my passion in documentary photography. There’s something deeply humbling about being an observer in someone else’s culture — quietly witnessing the beauty of everyday life. Here’s to capturing the moments that make us pause 🌍📷
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I’ve edited this photo a million times, trying to get the colours right. But somehow I always revert back to black and white. I think I’m finally getting close 📸

#photographer #photography #photoediting #lightroom #fujifilm #documentaryphotography
December 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Every Sunday, a group of volunteers come together to clean the Oslo Fjord of marine waste. Since they started in 2021, they have pulled out tonnes of trash — plastic, electric scooters, sunken boats, even solar panels. It’s devastating and inspiring in equal measure.

#photography #fujifilm
December 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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As a Norwegian, I’ve been hesitant to travel to Lofoten in peak summer (in fear of running into one too many tourist hikers in crocs). But, as it turns out, you can get these magical views almost entirely to yourself with a bit of planning!

#hiking #travel #photographer #lofoten #fujifilm
December 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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In September 2025, I traveled to Castilla y León to document the aftermath of Spain’s wildfires. What I found was a fire triangle: depopulation, political inaction, and a firefighting system stretched to the breaking point.

The full story is live on my website.
December 15, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Wild Patagonia 🤍

#patagonia #cinematography #documentary #fujifilm #nature #horses #adventure #chile #mountains
June 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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An accidentally Wes Anderson moment in Chile 🤍

#patagoniatravel #chile #wesanderson #photography #fujifilm #lightroom #photographer
April 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Documenting life in Patagonia 🤍

#patagonia #nature #horses #ranchlife #gauchos #mountains #bnw #photographer #fujifilmxseries #lightroom
March 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Documenting life in Patagonia 🤍

#patagonia #gaucho #farmlife #nature #photography #bnw #fujifilm #lightroom #documentaryphotographer
March 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Documenting life in Patagonia 🤍

#patagonia #nature #fujifilm #whitehorse #lightroom #travel #photography #photographer #film
March 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Documenting life in Patagonia 🤍
#patagonia #photography #travel #fujifilm #lightroom #nature #mountains #horses #adventure
March 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Friday’s are for minimalistic photography 🤍

#fujifilm #photography #minimalistic #streetphoto #buenosaires #sky #cloudscape #lightroom
March 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Documenting life in Patagonia the past few weeks 🤍 #patagonia #mountainviews #naturephoto #photography #fujifilm #lightroom #documentaryphotography
February 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Always chasing the perfect light 📸

#photography #buenosaires #streetphoto #bnw #fujifilm #lightroom #citylife
February 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place.” – Elliott Erwitt

#paris #photograohy #streetphoto #b&w #fujifilm #lightroom #adobe
January 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart, and head.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson

#photography #fujifilm #b&w #wildlife #ocean #nightshoot #photographer
January 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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“Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field.” – Peter Adams

#photography #fujifilm #lightroom #minimalistic #moody #nightshot #creatives
January 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Documenting daily life in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco.

#photography #documentary #fujifilm #morocco #mountains #dailylife #lightroom
January 12, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know.” – Diane Arbus

#photography #fujifilm #lightroom #b&w #oceanview #monochrome #texture #portugal
January 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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“To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson

#photography #fujifilm #lightroom #streetphoto #norway #birds #oceanview
January 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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“Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” – Destin Sparks

#photography #storytelling #fujifilm #b&w #portrait #oceanview
A woman standing on the beach, holding onto a mirror that reflects the ocean with a boat driving past and a bird flying in the sky.
January 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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“Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer—and often the supreme disappointment.”
— Ansel Adams

#photography #fujifilm #photographer #lightroom #landscape #mountainview #lake
A peaceful lake with mountains as a backdrop. In the foreground, a small dock is stretching out in the water with a flock of seagulls on top.
January 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place. I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” — Elliott Erwitt

#photography #fujifilm #copenhagen #b&w #streetphoto
January 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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From the markets in Marrakesh

#streetphotography #fujifilm #humansbeinghumans #morocco #travel
January 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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My New Year’s resolution is just to create even more than in 2024. Create with intention. Do you have any resolutions?

#photography #fujifilm #newyearresolution #beach #oceanview #dronephotage
December 31, 2024 at 10:58 AM
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Street photography was my first introduction to the world of photography 🤍

#streetphotography #fujifilm #parisfrance #b&w #humans
December 30, 2024 at 8:59 PM