Projects

Thank you 4Culture and King County Trails!
I am beyond thrilled to have been selected, alongside Jenny Riffle, to receive the Picturing Trails Grant to explore and photograph the King County Regional Trail System over the next year.  This significant opportunity to photograph the uses, the users, and the natural world will build on my existing work of illustrating the Northwest’s ecosystems and inhabitants. Follow along via #picturingtrails on Instagram.

​Upcoming & Current Work On View
Upcoming & Current Solo, Two Person & Group Shows​​
Blue Sky Gallery
Ten images from Underneath are on view in the drawers at Blue Sky Gallery, in Portland, OR, for 2017 through March of 2018, then will be swapped for 10 images from Habitants until March 2019. Blue Sky’s mission is to educate the public about photography through exhibitions and publications; to further the careers and artistic development of the artists shown; to create a dialogue among artists and between artists and the public; and to leave a concrete permanent record of their work through print and digital publications. I could not be more honored. Go visit! ​

​Work Recently On View
Recent Solo, Two Person and Group Shows

Press, Publications and Process

Lenscratch Animalia
Thank you Sarah Stankey and Aline Smithson for including my work in the Lenscratch Animalia feature. 
Through the photographic process, Melinda Hurst Frye highlights the subtle world that lives and thrives under our feet. This is a world mostly unseen and often unappreciated by people. These beautiful images are a reminder of the complexities of nature.
Dank je, De Correspondent! ​Welcome! Welkom! Willkommen!​​
The Dutch based journalism platform, De Correspondent, recently included images from, Underneath with an important article on the decline of insect populations and the health of our soils. De Correspondent is features in-depth articles, documentaries, and podcasts produced by journalists who are committed to collaborating with members on their chosen beat. ​
In the Dirt: Melinda Hurst Frye Brings a Scanner To Her Yard​
Melinda Hurst Frye makes pictures in the dirt. In her latest series, Underneath, worms, caterpillars, beetles, snails and anonymous animal skeletons intermingle with stringy roots and soil that are simultaneously mysterious and hyper real. They at once resemble homages to narrative painting and large scale Natural History museum dioramas, giving a private view into the world beneath our feet. - Written by Jon Feinstein
​Capturing the Creatures of the Underground With … a Scanner?
There is an invisible but wondrous world just under your feet — full of roots, bugs, and burrowing creatures. Photographer Melinda Hurst Frye wanted to see it. So she dug some holes. Actually, a lot of holes. - Written by Charley Locke
Uncovering the Underneath
​Hurst Frye dives into her backyard to discover a world teeming with underground creatures. Using just a shovel, a stick and a scanner, the Seattle artist reveals an entire world right under our feet. The final product is a compilation of several scans as well as some added photographs of specific creatures, such as a mole or a caterpillar. The artwork has a magical quality to it, but all the subjects are representative of what’s really there.
Seventeen Artists for 2017 - Magnify Seattle
​The 2017 issue is proudly self-published and curated by Meggan Joy. Featuring: Carson Allmon, Daniel Carrillo, Julie Devine, Zak Helenske, Erin Hovland, Melinda Hurst Frye, David Hytone, Lindsey Jensen, Iskra Johnson, John Keatley, Mya Kerner, Melissa Mc Clain, Colleen E. Monette, Anne Siems, Renata Steiner, Uyen Tran-Gjerde, Nathan Watkins.
​Super Interessante... Brazil!
​Fotógrafa usa scanner para registrar a vida subterrânea no quintal de casaA americana Melinda Hurst Frye enterrou um scanner no quintal de sua casa, em Seattle, para registrar um pedaço do mundo que atropelamos, sem perceber, todos os dias