About melissajanestocks
My name is Melissa Stocks I am 22
year old from NSW, Australia. I grew up in a country town abundant in native Australian
wildlife and was taught from a young age to appreciate my surroundings.
I have a dream to work for
National Geographic - combining travel, media and photography seems too good to be true! My love of
the natural environment and its inhabitants has been a catalyst for my ambition. I am compassionate
and impassioned about not only ending human suffering but also human’s impact on the environment.
I would love to go on this trip
because I believe photography is the most superior form of creating and delivering a message- a
simple, single image can carry profound emotion. Photography has the capacity to teach and engage
an audience like no other form. My particular interest is using photography to persuade- with a
goal to aid in conservation worldwide.
I have a basic understanding of
photography as I have completed a university elective course based on black and white photography
including the composition of shots, creating feeling and printing my work.
I know there is still much to
learn. I am known for always willing to learn, I have an interminable thirst for knowledge. I am
incredibly determined because I know I would not only learn about the art of photography, but about South
Africa’s environment and its occupant’s lifestyle.
I always make the most of any
opportunity I am offered, I am not afraid to try new things and I believe that is an essential
characteristic of one who wishes to be a photo journalist.
Location- Long Point, Macquarie
River, NSW
The Macquarie Orange Pipeline is
a proposed project to build a 37km below ground pipeline from long point to Orange’s Suma Park
Dam to “improve water security” for Oranges citizens.
