Mel Lane | Photographer
"Explorer des lieux liminaux—entre le vestige et l'instant."
Many moons ago, I wandered through the cemeteries and graveyards studying and documenting the architecture of the afterlife with a Pentax K1000, a Canon Sureshot and the grainy certainty of film. I was a hunter of stories told in stone.
Life and career intervened, as they often do, but the shadows never truly left me.
After moving permanently to the heart of Normandie in 2018, a spark of inspiration from a family member reignited that old fire. I traded film for mirrorless, but my pursuit remained unchanged: documenting the vital pulse of life and the profound silence where it stops. From the misty churchyards of my youth to the derelict beauty of rural France, I am once again finding my light in the dark."
"Based in Normandie, my work explores the intersection of architectural silence and social warmth. I specialize in capturing the atmospheric grit of the 'Art of Death' and the cinematic mystery of abandoned spaces. My portfolio is a visual journal of contrasts: the monumental strength of Père Lachaise alongside the scarlet glow of a Miami dawn. I am dedicated to preserving the ephemeral—the light in a 'Blue Hour' sky, the soul of a rusted vehicle, and the candid spirits of those I hold dear."