ABOUT KYRA MELINDA
Kyra Melinda is a British-Greek fashion and beauty photographer.
She picked up her first disposable camera at the age of 8 and has never stopped capturing the world through her lens. Photography has run in her family for years, dating back to her great grandfather who was a photographer in the early 1900s in Brighton, England. Her grandfather and father were also skilled amateur photographers.
Kyra Melinda studied at the British Academy of Photography in London, where she was mentored by International award winning fashion and wedding photographer Emma-Jane Lewis.
Her photographic style is elegant and romantic yet strong and modern. She is inspired by unusual surroundings, personal stories and emotive imagery.
Her portrait work, "People of Brighton", was initially a personal project out of love for her maternal hometown and its beautiful and interesting people and has since developed into an ongoing portrait project . Her lens captures the essence of diversity of this lively city.
Outside of the photography world, she is known for her profound love for cats and the sea. She is an all year round open water swimmer. She works and resides between Greece and the United Kingdom.
