She is currently finishing her degree of Fine art through the University of Newcastle. Melanie has been creating various types of works with influences such as Carrol Jerrems, Diane Arbus, Frank Miller and Ellen Von Unwerth. Currently she is doing band photography for local artists such as Mojo Ju Ju and the snake oil merchants, Goldie feather and the princes of darkness, and Kira Puru and the very GeordieMalones