A natural-born storyteller, I've had a passion for connecting with others by sharing personal lived experiences through words and photos since I was a child. In 2010 I dove headfirst into the wonderful world of travel blogging and had the absolute pleasure of getting to travel the world for the better part of 4 years, sometimes for fun, sometimes in a professional capacity -working alongside brands, and most of all sharing all of my experiences to an engaged audience on my now retired travel blog.

The Greater Toronto Area has always been my home base, so upon returning home, I began attending Toronto Travel Massive meetups, and from 2014-2020 became part of the leadership team for Toronto Travel Massive - assisting with coordinating and hosting our wildly successful monthly events, as well as providing photography.

In 2016 I started my photography company - Melissa Shearer Photography - where I now specialize primarily in family and birth photography in the Burlington/ Hamilton area. While not in my regular offerings I am always excited to work with Influencers for branding and campaign photography as well as Tourism Boards & DMOs to provide superior quality photography.