Meet Melissa.

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Hello! My name is Melissa; born and raised in Southern California and currently calling Santa Monica my home. When I am not snapping photos of you cuddling, I’m likely stuffing my face with sushi, wrestling my little dood, Rush, or binge watching true crime docs on Netflix. I like to think mixing in photos of love keeps things nice & balanced with all the murder docs 🙈

Looking back over the years, I’ve always been the one snapping photos at key events and moments in the lives of my friends and family. For god’s sake, I remember being at a bar my senior year of college with a point and shoot in one hand and a shot of tequila in the other. By the way, phones did already have cameras at this point!

As time went on, I noticed that I was happiest when behind the lens; whether I was snapping a photo of my sashimi dinner or capturing a friend on their wedding day.

It is those moments that made me fall in love with photography and finally propelled me to turn this passion into a business.

I know how cherished memories are and nothing would make me happier than to capture yours. If you’re interested in booking a shoot, want more info, or if you simply just want to recommend a true crime podcast - hit that button below!