Ingvild Kristine Melby (1977) lives in Norway with her husband and three children. She has a background in biology and a Mphil in Art History and visual studies. She is currently a Doctoral research fellow in Art History at the University og Oslo. Her photography centers on our relationship with nature.
In her work, Ingvild blends elements from dream and reality, combining staged and documentary photography. Ingvild was a finalist in the 2018 Lensculture Art Photography Awards and was named one of Photolucida’s Critical Mass top 50 photographers in 2019. Her work has been shown in the "Beyond Boundaries exhibition at the Aperture Gallery in NYC and at The Center of Photographic Arts in California and at Fotografiens Hus in Oslo. Her work has also been featured on Lenscratch and in publications such as Fraction magazine and FotoNostrum magazine.
