Melina Mörsdorf was born in Lübeck in 1980. She studied visual communication at the HfbK Hamburg under Jitka Hanzlová, Gerd Roscher and Wilhelm Körner and graduated with a diploma.

She now lives and works as a freelance photographer in Hamburg. Her photographic focus is on editorial with portraits and reportages. Her clients include Google / Allianz / AOK / Greenpeace Magazin / Focus Magazin / TERRITORY / GEO / STERN / BRIGITTE / DIE ZEIT / SPIEGEL.

Since April 2020, she has headed the Hamburg chapter of the female photoclub and is committed to improving the visibility of women in photography. She is a founding member and board member of the female photoclub e.V. She has been a member of the DGPh since April 2021. Since July 2021 she is represented by laif.