I’m Melissa and I like to make things look good. I’m a Vancouver based photographer and filmmaker. Obsessed with brand and delivering the most authentic experience to community.
Creative Direction (Brand, Art Direction), Content Production (Video, Photo, Animation), Community and Events Lead for Shopify Rebellion (2021-current)
Organizing Committee and Media for Vancouver Mechanical Keyboard Meetup (2020)
Board of Directors for the Vancouver Esports Association (2019)
Special Guest for PAX West “Let’s Go: The Making of Smash Forward” (2019)
Producer/Director for TELUS STORYHIVE Documentary 2018’s Smash Forward: Growing The Vancouver Esports Scene
SIGGRAPH 2018 Business Symposium organizing committee member, media lead
Director and co-founder of the Vancouver VR Community aka VANVR, one of the global titan Meetups focused on VR
Guest speaker for Google Developer Group Cloud Vancouver (2017)
Guest speaker for Vancouver International Photography Festival (2016)
Co-founder and Lead Photographer of LORDS of DOGWOOD (2013)
Director of Photography for Ricepaper Magazine (2007-2012)
Finalist for Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald’s “Life in a Day” YouTube project (2011)
Internationally published / Featured / Highlights:
Live Nation
CBC Radio 3
Squamish Valley Music Festival
Jack Daniel’s
Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 – Cultural Olympiad
Cirque de Soleil Amaluna
League of Legends Championship Series
Global StarCraft II League at BlizzCon
Oh, and I’m a StarCraft II player as Protoss. ¯\_(シ)_/¯