Melissa Springer is an American photojournalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications, including Aperture, Elle, Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Southern Living, The Village Voice and House & Garden.
Springer was one of the first photojournalists to document the AIDS epidemic[citation needed] with her series entitled "Michael."
Springer was the inaugural artist for Agnes, a photography gallery specializing in social awareness in Birmingham, Alabama.
In "Voices Rising: Alabama Women at the Millennium", Springer's work was selected by the Montgomery Museum of Art along with Pinky Bass and others.
[1] Springer has published several books, taught seminars at the International Center of Photography, appeared on CNN and Lifetime Television, and has had work appear in dozens of publications, including the New York Times, Village Voice, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar.