Portraits of Melissa: a Hollywood Blvd. Character

by Alison Zavos on April 23, 2012 · 3 comments

Tamar-Levine photography

Tamar Levine is a Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in fashion, portrait, and fine art photography. Since receiving her BFA at Art Center College of Design in 2005, she has been working on editorial and commercial work for a variety of clients.

In this ongoing portrait series she has been photographing Melissa, a woman who dresses up as different characters and roams around Hollywood Blvd. Melissa’s main character is Marilyn Monroe (from various movies), but she also does Black Swan, White Swan, Pirates of the Caribbean, to name a few.

Tamar-Levine photography

Tamar-Levine photography

Tamar-Levine photography

Tamar-Levine photography

Tamar-Levine photography

Tamar-Levine photography

Tamar-Levine photography

Tamar-Levine photography

{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

1 George 04.23.12 at 11:30 am

Really beautiful and interesting photos!

2 Bryan Richardson 04.23.12 at 1:15 pm

Awesome!

3 Matt 08.23.12 at 9:19 am

I love these. The lighting looks like its out of a David Lynch film. What lighting did you use?

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