Mel Karch was born and raised in Germany and studied art and graphic design in Paris.

Her first steps into photography were in 1999, with a black and white reportage on the Kings of the Ivory Coast in Africa, where she developed her passion for photography.

In 2002 Mel moved to Paris to assist internationally reknown photographers such as Annie Leibovitz and Mark Seliger bevor beginning her own career in fashion photography in 2004.

After winning the 2004 Fuji Prize for Young Photographers in Paris, followed by a prize of the Canon Award in Germany, she gained exposure with the success of two exhibitions of her private work.

Mel has been working for clients such as The New York Times,, Marie Claire Italy, Nike, Diesel, s. Oliver, Kenzo, Vogue U.S., D la Repubblica, Vogue Japon…

She lives with her family between Paris, New York and Hamburg.