My name is Melvin Ashe, born and raised in Baltimore MD. I'm a fine art street photographer drawn to the rhythm of the city — the way light hits concrete, how people move through fleeting moments, and the quiet stories hiding in plain sight. My work lives where the raw meets the poetic: between chance and composition, between what’s seen and what’s felt.
While black and white photography is the heartbeat of my work, I also explore color as a way to uncover new layers of emotion and narrative. Whether I’m documenting street scenes, capturing the intricate world of insects through macro photography, or creating urban portraits and headshots, my goal is the same — to find beauty in the overlooked and meaning in the everyday.
I don’t stage moments; I chase them. My images are fragments of life — spontaneous, imperfect, and human. They reflect the energy of the streets, the stillness of small details, and the honesty of connection.
Photography, for me, isn’t just about seeing — it’s about the world around us and translating that feeling into light, shadow, and form.
