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Melissa Legarda is a content creator, writer and photographer specialised in travel and culture storytelling. She is based in London, UK.

As a content creator, Melissa has worked with global brands across travel, hospitality, sustainability and food. As a writer and journalist, her work has been published in Vogue Philippines, Inquirer, Refinery29, Time Out London, and Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam.

She co-hosts Eastern Hunnies, a top-rated visualised podcast that champions East and Southeast Asian voices in Britain, and is co-founder of Good Form, a purpose-driven marketing consultancy and production house focused on responsible storytelling.

Find her on Instagram @illumelation

How can we work together?
  • Creative Photo & Video Content
  • Paid Social & UGC Content
  • Brand Ambassadorship
  • Destination Coverage
  • SEO-Formatted Article Writing
  • Social Media Growth Consultancy

As seen in:

Global brands I've worked with:

My Stats at a Glance

1.52

annual million blog impressions

17

in my digital community

15

monthly blog readers

65

of my audience are women

85

aged between 25-35

90

audience in the UK & US

Successful projects and collaborations.

Services include:

UGC content creation, photography, social media coverage, brand ambassadorship, travel writing & more

Converse x Schuh

Campaign photography and talent

Dior Beauty

Social media campaign

Salt Suites Milos

Photography and social media UGC

Marriott International

Photography and videography package

Rituals UK

Social media campaign

Adobe Creative Cloud

UGC content and tutorials

Philip Stein

UGC content creation

Refinery29

Content writing and travel roundups

Vitabiotics Wellness

Social media content creation

St Regis San Francisco

Campaign photography and content

Osprey Europe

UGC content creation

Tourism Philippines

Photography and blog content

Telegraph Travel

Social media content creation

Bolt

Social media content creation

Rosetta Stone

Social media content creation

Lagoon Cars Iceland

Photography and blog content

Thule

Social media content creation

Jet2 Travel

Daily destination coverage

Lovely words from collaborators

“Mel, we appreciate you so much. Your work is absolutely stunning.”

Social Media ManagerMichael Coleman (Marriott Group)

“The images and video you captured during your visit was spectacular, and the social team is sharing this precious content sparingly over the next few months.”

Director of Sales & MarketingThe St. Regis San Francisco

“Melissa has an excellent eye for making compelling visuals and knows how to execute them. She consistently impresses us with the high level of creative energy she brings to projects, whether that’s writing articles about a destination or producing a bespoke visual content package for a hotel.”

Senior Travel EditorRefinery29 (Vice Media)

“We are very pleased with your work! Come back to Copenhagen and we will be happy to welcome you back with us!”

P.A. to General ManagerHotel Alexandra CPH

Let's work together!

Direct Message - @illumelation