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)_/¯

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