Hello…
I’m Melissa, but most people call me Mills. I’m a Perth based photographer but travel anywhere.
I’ve always loved photography for as long as I can remember. I’m a visual person so it just makes sense to me. I constantly view my life through a lens. Its my memory, a friend, confidant, my greatest teacher and my passion. Without it, I'd be lost.
Ethos
I’m a documentary photographer at heart and above all else my approach is honest.
I create narratives that are real, meaningful and beautiful. I lean into chaos and away from the predictable. I crave the informal and repel the scripted. I have a constant pull and undeniable need to record life.
The work I create is a collaborative effort between us both.
To do this I require trust.
To gain your trust, I create a space for you to be yourselves. Most people say, “I feel like a friend”.
I move between a fly-on-the-wall approach and a gentle direction.
I document all the big stuff, whilst being in tune with all the intricacies of the day. The emotions and connections between everyone present. This skill I have honed over the last 14 years doing this job.
My gaze leans towards things on a wedding day (or any other day I might be documenting) that some might gloss over. The small, intimate, human moments, the unexpected ones and turn them into art.
At the end of it, you will walk away with images that take you right back to that time and you will not only be reminded of what it looked like but how it felt.