About me

MelPhotographer.com is based at the work of the independent photographer Carmel Silveira.

Carmel is Brazilian Photographer based in Durban, South Africa. 

Model portfolio | Fashion | People | Commercial | Event Photography

Contact: carmelsilveira@gmail.com | 071 508 8334

Imagine, dream, create and photograph! 

Professional background:

- 2011: Photography Diploma, Style Design College, Durban South Africa. Additionally, working in Durban as independent Photographer.

- 2006 – 2010: worked for a photography studio in South Brazil (Kromak), specialized in Model, Fashion and Catalogs.

- 2010: “Aventura no Canyon”, my photography published in the book for summer images of South Brazil. Awarded between the best 10 images for the SESC competition.

- 2009: Bachelor’s degree in Media Productions: Film & Video, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

- 2008: participant at Canada World Youth Program – Projeto Rondon.

The exchange program consists for cultural studies and volunteer work for six months in Canada and Brazil. For three months living in Quebec, Canada, I improved my French learning and worked at a museum (Musée des Deux-Rives) to catalog photographic collections.  In Brazil, worked to develop tourism for the city Manoel Viana.

- 2006: Photography started in my life while I was studying Film in the university. Then, I did extension courses in Photography (Essays, Black & White, Lab, etc) and my photography career started as freelance photo assistant in a studio.