Melissa is a wanderer at heart.  She lives on Kauai, Hawaii, where she works full time as a writer and photographer.

An avid outdoorswoman, Melissa enjoys outrigger paddling—both one-man and six-man—running, surfing, SUP, scuba diving, and swimming. She is always up for adventure and loves doing things that scare her a little.

Her favorite photo gear includes a Nikon D750 and Nauticam underwater housing with various lenses, ports, and strobes. For extreme adventures, a couple GoPros might be involved; for multiple locations, a backup of an Olympus EM-10 gets thrown in the mix.