Welcome!

I am Melissa Gysen - the wife of a soldier, mother to three, and a photographer.  I grew up in a small town in Southeastern Pennsylvania, but after marrying my husband, his career took us  all over the United States.  We are currently living in beautiful Newport, Rhode Island.  

Photography started as a creative outlet, but soon morphed into something more. I began to photograph what I called 'the beautiful mundane' of our family and started to see art in just our everyday.  I love what I do - blending the heart and emotion of family into beautifully artful images! My photography celebrates the beauty of life and relationships.

If you would love honest, authentic portraiture of you or your family - or whatever project/concept you have in mind, I would love to chat with you!

xoxo,

Melissa Gysen