Street Life

Street Life is a street photography podcast hosted by John St and Mark Davidson. Each fortnight, John and Mark speak to talented, world-class street photographers - from traditional and established doyens of the industry to innovative and emerging trailblazers - about their work and love for street photography.

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Melissa O'Shaughnessy

July 14, 2023 • Mark Davidson and John St • Season 1 • Episode 32

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Melissa O’Shaughnessy was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she studied journalism and art history. She took up photography after working as a book editor. She now lives and works in New York City.

Melissa’s work is full of colour, texture, movement. Her images capture a sense of calmness from the chaos that surrounds her on the streets.

Her work is included in Bystander: A History of Street Photography, and most recently Reclaim the Street: Street Photography Moment, and has been featured in an extensive number of local and international exhibitions.

In 2020, she published her first monograph, Perfect Strangers: New York City Street Photographs.

She is a member of UP Photographers, a non-profit collective of 26 photographers from around the global

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