Mel Tjoeng | photographer

Last Sunday I spied a gorgeous little tattooed lady inhabiting the stall next to me at The Village Markets,Burleigh Heads.Later in the day I wandered over to check out her stall & have a yarn,her name was Mel Tjoeng & she is an AMAZING photographer.I am absolutely in awe of her shots,they're rich,honest & they all tell a story.

Melanie is an avid traveller and storyteller. Born in Queensland’s capital city of Brisbane, she spent most of her early years playing in the tepid waters and dense jungles of Papua New Guinea’s Sepik coastal town of Wewak. She has been traversing the globe since she was born and has lived in Hawaii, Mexico, Denmark, Australia and Papua New Guinea. As a learned Anthropologist, her passion for storytelling came naturally and when she discovered her love for the captured image, photography seemed like the perfect calling. Combining her anthropological knowledge and love for the camera, Melanie hopes not only to share the things she sees but also to convey the stories of others through her lens. She is committed to capturing the diverse nature of the planet with a particular focus on human nature, social justice and the eccentricities of modernity. She believes that love and knowledge can solve many of the world’s problems and hopes that her work can help to encourage both, simultaneously. Melanie has faith in the ability of photography to disintegrate borders and connect people cross culturally. These are her stories and the stories of others.

contact information:

email: meltjoeng@hotmail.com or meltjoeng@meltjoengphoto.com

ph: +61488990012

my collective – www.communecollect.com

photo allsorts website : www.lightlived.com

Photo website : www.meltjoengphoto.com

Peggy ♥

There's a new little baby lady in my life & her name is Peggy.

She's a bit of crazy fun + hugely adorable,so much so that I want to squish her.

R.I.P Pippa ♥

• R.I.P Pippa ♥ •

Shine on you crazy little warrior lady rat.

Thankyou for being my little best friend

over the past 3 years.

Nikki

My gorgeous & super talented friend Nikki has just launched 

her website & it's a little bit special.

Niks focus is to make you/your business look good,through graphic design|photography|websites + much much more! 

Check out her site for affordable,original,creative graphic design solutions.

oh,sweetpea.

Nail polish is one of my 'happy' things in the world.

It's an instant hit of colour in your life,it's relatively cheap 

& it won't harm you,unless you eat it.

Thanks to my gorgeous friend Nikki over at Flair To Remember 

who posted about the Australis nail polish SWEETPEA,I went 

to buy myself a little bottle & also found this 

other colour HOOLA [only available at Target],

also by Australis which I fucking adore.

Australis is Australian Made & against animal testing 
+ 
for $7-8 a bottle,it's easy to colour your life a little.

on paper seas.

A lovely young lady & talented musician,Millie Tizzard approached 

me to do her a design for her merch.The outline was based 

around her new song 'On Paper Seas' & some line work she 

liked of mine.This is the final design,she 

was happy with it & so was I!

Find Millie Tizzard 'ere!

For Mel.

HAPPIEST BIRFDAY 

to one of my best friends in the entire universe,Melissa.

I love you lady,always have,always will.

Let us shoot the breeze + scream shit musica down starry highways + giggle crazily til we're elderly + frolic in the sunshine + drop in on each other forever!! 

♥ Enjoy your day gorgeous one.