{"id":6,"date":"2016-10-25T01:03:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T01:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-04-01T09:07:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:07:01","slug":"mel-sauerbeck","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/?page_id=6","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Mel-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"Mel Sauerbeck, head shot\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">MEL SAUERBECK NavaSwan Images<\/span><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Whether fashion, lifestyle, editorial or advertising, it&#8217;s always about the drive to create images that inspire wonder!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/p>\n<p>Mel&#8217;s award winning images have appeared in countless publications in over a hundred countries (Vogue, American Photographer, New Age Journal, Time magazine cover, Le Nouvelliste, Quebec, Canada, Shenyang Wanbao, China and hundreds more). \u00a0 His commercial images have been used by CitiBank, Microsoft, Bank of America, US Postal Service, Inside Edition TV, Coors\/Zima Beverage, and many more.<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_2743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2743\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2743\" src=\"http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mel-in-Desert-in-Morocco_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mel-in-Desert-in-Morocco_small.jpg 500w, http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mel-in-Desert-in-Morocco_small-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mel on assignment in Merzoga Desert, Morocco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong><em>There\u2019s something intimidating about the unknown. But there\u2019s also something very exciting and wonderful.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Mel was fortunate to spend his early professional life traveling the world as a photojournalist for a small news service. Then in the late 80&#8217;s he accepted a position with Time Warner, Inc. and relocated to New York City. As Imaging Manager, Mel worked with the top photo editors and imaging staff of all their flagship magazines, such as: Time, Life, People, Sports Illustrated and SI&#8217;s Swimsuit Magazines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He twice received the AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE from Time Inc. Magazines.<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_2742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2742\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2742\" src=\"http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Vogue-Magazine-spread-450x304.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Vogue-Magazine-spread-450x304.jpg 450w, http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Vogue-Magazine-spread-768x519.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Vogue-Magazine-spread.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vogue Magazine 2-page spread, Namibia, Namib desert background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><br \/><\/p>\n<p>These days Mel can most likely be found between New York, LA, Miami, and he loves international adventures, anywhere in the world!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2737\" src=\"http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/35.Portfolio-Print-4293-11X14-1448x966.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/35.Portfolio-Print-4293-11X14-1448x966.jpg 1448w, http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/35.Portfolio-Print-4293-11X14-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/35.Portfolio-Print-4293-11X14-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/35.Portfolio-Print-4293-11X14-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/35.Portfolio-Print-4293-11X14-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/melsauerbeck.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/35.Portfolio-Print-4293-11X14.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Editorial, Dallas\/Ft Worth, Texas<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] &nbsp; &nbsp; These days Mel can most likely be found between New York, LA, Miami, and he loves international adventures, anywhere in the world! 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