Portrait nominee

When Mel was two years old, she was in the car with her sister Amanda, who was almost three. Their mother left them in the car for a short while to buy some milk from a shop. When she returned, the car was on fire. No one really knows why the accident happened. Mel had moved to the front seat and was pulled out by a man passing by. Her sister was in the back seat. He couldn’t reach her, and she died tragically.

AWARDS/GRANTS
Wendela Prize – Honorable mention — 2022
Minimalist Photography Awards – Honorable mention, portrait category — 2022
Minimalist Photography Awards – Honorable mention, photomanipulation category — 2022
Travel grant from the Swedish Authors' Fund — 2022
Minimalist Photography Awards - Honorable mention — 2021
Three year working grant from the Swedish Authors' Fund — 2021
Grez-sur-Loing grant, Association of Swedish Professional Photographers — 2021
Minimalist Photography Awards - Honorable mention — 2020
Sony World Photography Awards, Open Creative, shortlist — 2020
One year working grant from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee — 2020
SIDA-grant (Publicistklubben) — 2020
Travel grant from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee — 2019
Travel grant from Swedish Authors' Fund — 2018
Travel grant from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee — 2018
One year working grant from Swedish Authors' Fund — 2016
Winner of PP Pensions' Photo Contest — 2012
One year working grant from Swedish Authors' Fund — 2012
Association of Swedish Professional Photographers - Kavalla grant — 2012
Scanpix Photo Prize nominee for "The Invisible” — 2005

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Abecita Popkonst & Foto ”In a WoMAN´s world” Borås — 2022
Gallery Kontrast ”In a WoMAN´s world” Stockholm — 2021
Rikstolvan ”Fade to Black” Simrishamn