# Melissa Springer

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{{short description|American photojournalist}}
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'''Melissa Springer''' is an American [photojournalist](/source/photojournalist) whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including ''[Aperture](/source/Aperture_(magazine))'', ''[Elle](/source/Elle_(magazine))'', ''[Forbes](/source/Forbes)'', ''[Harper's Bazaar](/source/Harper's_Bazaar)'', ''[The New York Times Magazine](/source/The_New_York_Times_Magazine)'', ''[Los Angeles Times Magazine](/source/Los_Angeles_Times_Magazine)'', ''[Southern Living](/source/Southern_Living)'', ''[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice)'' and ''[House & Garden](/source/House_%26_Garden_(magazine))''.

Springer was one of the first photojournalists to document the [AIDS](/source/AIDS) epidemic{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} with her series entitled "Michael."

Springer was the inaugural artist for [Agnes](/source/Agnes_(gallery)), a photography gallery specializing in social awareness in [Birmingham, Alabama](/source/Birmingham%2C_Alabama). This first show was ''"Julia Tutwiler Prison Series"'' and portrayed the struggles and class system of an Alabama prison for women. For these photos, Springer spent time in prison listening to the inmates' stories. This work was part of a [CNN](/source/CNN) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110608231549/http://www.al.com/living/birminghamnews/news.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fliving%2F1229764560269580.xml&coll=2 interview] about the Prison and was also featured in ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100607124032/http://rebekahjacobgallery.com/melissa-springer Elle]'' magazine.

In "The South by Its Photographers" Springer's work was included with other Southern artists including [Shelby Lee Adams](/source/Shelby_Lee_Adams) and [William Christenberry](/source/William_Christenberry). The exhibit traveled from the [Birmingham Museum of Art](/source/Birmingham_Museum_of_Art) in Birmingham, Alabama to [Columbia Museum of Art](/source/Columbia_Museum_of_Art) in [Columbia, South Carolina](/source/Columbia%2C_South_Carolina); and the Louisiana Center for Arts and Sciences in [Baton Rouge](/source/Baton_Rouge), [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana). The exhibit also appeared as a book.

In "Voices Rising: Alabama Women at the Millennium", Springer's work was selected by the Montgomery Museum of Art along with [Pinky Bass](/source/Pinky_Bass) and others. This show was funded by [National Museum of Women in the Arts](/source/National_Museum_of_Women_in_the_Arts) (NMWA).

Springer and Jim Neel photographed rural worshipers for ''Salvation on Sand Mountain''.<ref name="Salvation">{{cite book|last=Covington|first=Dennis|title=Salvation on Sand Mountain|url=https://archive.org/details/salvationonsandm00denn_0|url-access=registration|publisher=Penguin|date=March 1, 1996|page=272|isbn=978-1-57587-061-8}}</ref>

Springer has published several books, taught seminars at the International Center of Photography, appeared on [CNN](/source/CNN) and [Lifetime Television](/source/Lifetime_Television), and has had work appear in dozens of publications, including the ''[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)'', ''[Village Voice](/source/Village_Voice)'', ''[Elle](/source/Elle_(magazine))'', and ''[Harper’s Bazaar](/source/Harper%E2%80%99s_Bazaar)''.<ref>[http://rebekahjacobgallery.com/melissa-springer/ Rebekah Jacob Gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100607124032/http://rebekahjacobgallery.com/melissa-springer |date=2010-06-07 }} Charleston, SC</ref>

Springer is a faculty member of the [International Center of Photography](/source/International_Center_of_Photography) in NYC. Her son, [Paul Rogers](/source/Paul_Rogers_(film_editor)), as an Academy Award-winning film editor.<ref name=BNow>{{cite news | last=Byington | first=Pat 
| title=A whirlwind weekend with Melissa Springer—Birmingham native & Oscar winner Paul Rogers' mom | url=https://bhamnow.com/2023/03/17/a-whirlwind-weekend-with-melissa-springer-birmingham-native-oscar-winner-paul-rogers-mom/ | work=Bham Now | date=March 17, 2023 | access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.melissaspringer.com Melissa Springer]

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