Nick Mele

“…A MODERN-DAY SLIM AARONS” — Town & Country

Nick Mele is a lifestyle, fashion and fine art photographer known for his whimsical take on American luxury and elegance. Nick’s passion lies in his love for fabulous interiors and the people who inhabit those spaces. His images have been said to evoke feelings of both old-world glamour and modern irreverence.

Over the last 10 years, Mele has become known for spinning tales of surreal characters in dreamlike domestic spaces. Documenting a lifestyle at once familiar yet fantastic, his imagery feels like a fanciful peek into life in the country’s most luxurious resort towns. As viewers, we are offered a glimpse into a world, sometimes real and sometimes imagined, that is normally inaccessible to the public eye.

Nick Mele (b. 1982, Southampton, NY) received his BA and MBA from Georgetown University and is an alumnus of the International Center of Photography in New York. He began his career working under famed society photographer Patrick McMullan, before developing his own trademark style and body of work.

Like many current artists creating today, Mele has demurred from the traditional gallery route. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at some of the nation’s most exclusive private clubs, hotels and retail outlets; most notably being his recent takeover of the entire 7th floor of Bergdorf Goodman in New York. Mele’s photographs have been featured in a myriad of online and print publications including Town & Country, The New York Times, Avenue, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Vogue and Vanity Fair. His commercial clients include brands such as Vineyard Vines, Sam Edelman, J.McLaughlin and Lilly Pulitzer, as well as several high end hotels and interior designers. Mele’s first book, A Newport Summer, was published in May 2022 by Vendome Press. It was followed not long after by Palm Beach Living in February 2023 by Vendome Press.