Remembering The Life and Art of Late Ghost Cult Magazine Photographer Melina Dellamarggio 1987-2016


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Former Ghost Cult Magazine photographer Melina Dellamarggio of Melina D Photography passed away on this day, August 19th in 2016, at age 29. We make it one of our missions to keep her name alive and her work in the public eye, as we carry her memory and art forward. While she only worked with Ghost Cult for a year and a half, but she made a huge impact on our life as a colleague and friend. In addition to being an invaluable member of our staff, covering huge national tours, festivals, underground acts, and music industry events, her concert photography, and writing was also featured in Loudwire, The Phoenix New Times, as well as local and national television outlets, and magazines. You can read our original In Memorium piece here, and watch the celebration of her life held by her family and friends in Phoenix after she passed, and watch our updated video from 2021 with many tributes to her from staff, peers, and friends. Photos provided by Melina’s family (with permission), and the Ghost Cult photo archive. Continue reading


Ghost Cult Magazine Remembers Photographer Melina Dellamarggio


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As we do every year, we celebrate the life and work of Ghost Cult Magazine photographer Melina Dellamarggio of Melina D Photography, who passed away today, August 19th in 2016, at age 29. While she only worked with Ghost Cult for a year and a half, but she made a huge impact on our life as a colleague and friend. In addition to being an invaluable member of our staff, covering huge national tours, festivals, underground acts, and music industry events, her concert photography, and writing was also featured in Loudwire, The Phoenix New Times, as well as local and national television outlets and magazines. You can read our original In Memorium piece here, and watch the celebration of her life held by her family and friends in Phoenix after she passed. Continue reading


Taste Of Chaos Festival: Live At San Manuel Amphitheater


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How do you take a pretty kickass tour and make it more awesome? Make the last date of tour an all day festival at one of the best venues in California. The fully fledged Rockstar Energy Drink Taste of Chaos Festival assembled on a hot Saturday in mid-summer at The San Manuel Amphitheater, in the thick of a concert tour and festival season packed with options. Fans still gathered in droves for a show in which more than half of the bands could have headlined and sold out their own tours easily. Although tons of cool food trucks, countless craft beer options, and a carnival type atmosphere helped make it a fun day out, it comes back to being all about the music. It’s a testament to the organizers who put this bill together, but there seemed to be many heads in the venue for each band, all screaming along with every word. For fans of a certain age, this event was the holy grail of millennial teen angst and passion. Dashboard Confessional and Taking Back Sunday are two of the signpost bands of that era, and coupled with The Starting Line, Saosin featuring Anthony Green, Senses Fail and The Early November on the bill might be just too much for the hearts of early 2000s heartstrings to take. Add in 90s post-hardcore kings Quicksand, The Get Up Kids, Reggie And the Full Effect and many more, and you have an incredible day of live music. Captured for Ghost Cult by Melina Dellamarggio of Melina D Photography in her final assignment before passing away in August, you get sense of the spirit these bands still embody, of music that still matters, and a mutual love shared by fans of all kinds.

Dashboard Confessional, by Melina D Photography

Dashboard Confessional, by Melina D Photography

 

Quicksand, by Melina D Photography

Quicksand, by Melina D Photography

 

Taking Back Sunday, by Melina D Photography

Taking Back Sunday, by Melina D Photography

 

Senses Fail, by Melina D Photography

Senses Fail, by Melina D Photography

 

Saosin with Anthony Green, by Melina D Photography

Saosin with Anthony Green, by Melina D Photography

 

Reggie And the Full Effect, by Melina D Photography

Reggie And the Full Effect, by Melina D Photography

 

The Get Up Kids by Melina D Photography

The Get Up Kids by Melina D Photography

 

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Ghost Cult Magazine Mourns Photographer Melina Dellamarggio


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Ghost Cult Magazine is mourning the loss of our dear friend and photographer Melina Dellamarggio of Melina D Photography, who passed away this weekend at age 29. Known for her keen photographic eye, artistic passion, and caring demeanor; Melina won over fans, friends, peers and legendary artists alike. She only worked with Ghost Cult for a year and a half, but she was an invaluable member of our staff, covering huge national tours, festivals, underground acts, and music industry events. Her concert photography and writing was also featured in Loudwire, The Phoenix New Times, as well as local and national television outlets and magazines. Melina was also an award-winning nature photographer, a talented visual artist, and started shooting sporting events such as NASCAR, and motocross in the last year. She was devoted to several causes such as animal rescue relief and was also a mentor and a leader among the concert photography community. She touched many people’s lives and she was loved by many. According to her family, a memorial will be planed for the Phoenix, AZ area at a later date. We will continue to keep her light alive through her work and will honor her forever in these pages. You can see some samples of her work below: Continue reading