Photomanipulation nominee

The series „Dark Sides“ deals with bad experiences and - unsuccessful - coping mechanisms. The pictures of this project are deliberately kept minimalistic with a deep black background. The depicted people are anonymous: they are covered, turned upside down or shown from behind while their "dark Sides" are exposed.

Melanie Haberkorn is a freelance artist living in Cologne, Germany. After working as a criminal defense attorney she decided to study photography and graduated from the Photo Academy Cologne in 2018.
Her works have been awarded numerous prizes in competitions, published in professional journals and exhibited internationally.

Exhibitions and publications during the last two years:

„Alternative Film Stills“, Art Gallery Regensburg, Germany, 20.11.25-1.02.26
„Perfect Fit “, Art Icon Exhibition, Arles/France, 7.-15. July 2025
„Shapeable”, Art Icon Exhibition, Paris/France, 8.-10. Nov. 2024
„Shapeable”, FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona/Spain, 2024
„Behind The Scenes”, Hartlauer Photo Gallery, Austria, 2024

"Alternative Film Stills 2.0", Article, Art Market Magazine, Dez. 2025
"Mommie Dearest", "(Role-)Models" and "Modern Tales, Article and Backcover, Lens Magzine, 05/2025
„Rapunzel”, Life Framer Journal „Beauty and Strength”, Editors’ Pick 07/2024
„Shades Of Midlife” and „Shapeable”, Cover and Article, Lens Magazine, 05/2024
Various pictures in MOTIVA Photo Art Festival, Luxury Edition, 2024