After receiving a bachelor’s degree in photography from Syracuse University, he became a contributing photographer for Life Magazine and went on to have his work featured in many leading publications, including Newsweek, Time, Fortune, Smithsonian, Geo, Travel and Leisure, Travel Holiday, and Coastal Living. Most recently, he has been on assignment for National Geographic, celebrating the marvels of America’s National Parks. Mr. Melford holds National Geographic seminars on photography around the country and on the various ships that National Geographic has stationed around the world.