Hi!! I’m Elissa Rose Mentesana

I’m a professional photographer based in New York. I’ve always had a strong passion for music, documentary, and lifestyle photography. I’m from Arlington, Texas, and for as long as I can remember I’ve been totally obsessed with photography. As a child I would spend hours sitting on the floor of my parent’s closet flipping through every photo album I could get my hands on. I fell in love with the act of capturing a moment in time and being able to revisit that memory whenever I wanted through a photo. My sophomore year of high school I took my first analog photography class and I haven’t been able to put a camera down since. Fast forward to 2021 and I graduated with degree in photography and minor in art history from Texas State University. After graduating, I was gifted my grandfather’s SLR and was ready to turn my passion into a career. Subsequently, I relocated to Paris, France to pursue my dream of documenting. After two amazing years abroad shooting live music, portraits, and travel galleries I said my goodbyes and moved to NYC. Throughout my journey, I’ve always believed in the transformative power of photography to convey what words can’t, to be able to transport you to that exact moment in time and get lost in it.