Melanie Pullen

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For the Irish actress and writer, please see Melanie Clark Pullen

Melanie Pullen (born New York City 1975) is a modern photographer noted for her series based on NYPD and LAPD crime scene files.

The series, "High Fashion Crime Scenes" was debuted by Ace Gallery Beverly Hills in May 2005, soon followed by a hardcover book published by Nazraeli Press, featuring over 100 photographs that make up the series. Each image is situated around actual crime scene documentation derived from police records, in which high-fashion attire (Prada, Gucci) were worn by the victims.

Pullen's work has been featured in Vogue, ArtWeek, The New York Times, Flaunt and other international publications, following the prolific series' tour around the globe, most recently (Sept-Dec 2007) exhibited in Milan,Italy.