CERAWeek - Photos by Melina Pizano/Grant Miller Photography - 03/21/24

March 22, 2024
A few selects of general views covering my first CERAWeek. All photos taken between March 18-21, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
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Diego Pacheco Training Camp - Photos by Melina Pizano/Matchroom - 03/12/24

March 19, 2024
From the boxing gym, a pit stop at a local park nearby, then home with his family. A quick glimpse inside Diego Pacheco's training camp ahead of his bout versus Shawn McCalman. Grateful to Diego and Joanna for their trust to capture these family moments at home only a month after their daughter, Divine, was born. All photos taken between March 12,...
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APP: Sacramento Tour - Photos by Melina Pizano/APP - 03/10/24

March 11, 2024
Prior to photographing this event, I had never shot pickleball and knew little about it. It was a really fun change-up. It was much more intense than I expected from athletic ability to emotional reaction. Below are some selects from the four-day event tour. All photos taken between March 7-10, 2024 in Roseville, California.
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Berlanga vs McRory - Photos by Melina Pizano/Matchroom - 02/24/24

February 25, 2024
All photos taken between February 21-24, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Berlanga-McRory Media Day Edgar Berlanga Padraig McRory Yankiel Rivera Andy Cruz Berlanga-McRory Final Press Conference Berlanga-McRory Weigh-In Berlanga-McRory Fight Night Jonathan Rodriguez Rivera returns after his win. Berlanga prays with his pastor, Yocairys Diaz,...
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Curiel vs Nontshinga Fight Week - Photos by Melina Pizano/Matchroom - 02/16/24

February 17, 2024
As always, I'm grateful for the opportunity and confidence from Matchroom and their U.S. lead photographer, Ed Mulholland, to cover an entire fight week on my own. It's quite the hustle to photograph each event (one to two a day) and edit for a quick turnaround (with the exception of fight night where a remote editor assists.) I love the challenge...
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Sacred Soil: Piney Woods School Story - Photos by Melina Pizano/ESPN Images - 02/10/24

February 11, 2024
All photos taken on February 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Director J.J. Anderson President of Piney Woods, Dr. Will Crossley and Director, J.J. Anderson Producers Mecia Hollar and Laura Avila Tacsan Executive Producer, Kelley Carter Vice president of Andscape, Jason Aidoo, Executive Producer, Kelley Carter, Director J.J. Anderson, Presid...
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Benn vs Dobson Training Camp & Fight Week - Photos by Melina Pizano/Matchroom - 02/03/24

February 04, 2024
As you can see from my previous work, I rarely convert my photographs to black and white. Between photojournalism school and when I worked for a newspaper for nearly two years, where sports images were primarily printed/shared in color, it's somewhat engrained in me to think color first. While color will always be my first choice, I'm open to the a...
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