About Melissa Hobbs

Principal and Chief Photographer
Melissa Hobbs Business Photography
Advanced Diploma of Photography (Commercial)

Melissa Hobbs has been a commercial photographer since 2008 and works with a team of other photographers, capturing a variety of photographic genres including business photography, event photography, corporate photography, portrait and headshot photography, and product photography. She has photographed high-profile conferences, corporate head shots, workshops, Trade Shows, Gala Dinners, Red Carpet arrivals, networking events and team building events. She is known for her storytelling technique and capturing important and fun parts of an event that people want to remember. Time goes by so fast, it’s important to capture the fun bits.

She photographed for Business Chicks in Melbourne from 2011, photographing high-profile corporate events, breakfast events, workshops, networking events, and photographed for their magazine Latte. Some celebrities she had the pleasure of photographing include Arianna Huffington, Seth Godin, Julia Gillard, Michelle Bridges, Rachael Zoe, Nigella Lawson, Jamie Oliver, Kate Hudson and many more.

Melissa has covered many events including movie premieres’, Miss Universe Australia, Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival and the The Logies. She has photographed brides, parents, children and many famous celebrities including press conferences for Katy Perry and Sarah Jessica Parker.

In 2011 Melissa had her first solo exhibition showcasing a collection of photos she took in New York City. The exhibition was very successful and she was asked to exhibit the photographs again in 2012 and 2013.

Melissa’s work has been published in books, newspapers, postcards, magazines and calendars. You will also find her work on a number of different websites.

Melissa is married and is Mum to two young men. She is based in Melbourne but also travels to photograph events.

One of her favourite photographers Paul Strand, believed that “your photography is a record of your living” Mel feels privileged to record moments in people’s lives; moments they will never experience again.