I am a wedding and lifestyle photographer based in the Indianapolis area serving the states: Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio.

I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in photography in 1992. I was awarded the Ann Lary Scholarship based on competitive exhibition of my work and was granted a full assistant-ship to the Master of Fine Arts program at Florida State University. I have also been published on the cover of the Mars Field Journal and placed best in show  in several exhibitions. I have taught photojournalism as well as other art classes.

I am a member of the Wedding Photojournalist Association and an international award winning member of the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association.  I ranked 20th internationally in the top 30 photographers of the fourth quarter for 2008.

You can contact me at melissa@melissalawler.com or 317-828-7084.