Author, photographer and Deathwalker, Melanie [publishing under her pen name Melanie G. Mason] regularly sees the world through the lens of her camera.

In response to the devastating Canterbury earthquakes in 2011, she launched the Thankyou Project using her photography and writing to celebrate gratitude. In 2016 she started the Christchurch Death Cafe to encourage people to talk more openly about death and dying. In 2019 she created the first Death Matters Conference to engage with the community on a deeper level about this taboo subject and make it more acessible. 

She has published many inspirational editions including the ABC of Wishes, Hopes, & Dreams, Goodbye - for times of Sadness & Loss, Thankyou - Living in Gratitude, and Little Love Letters, as well as contributed to the collaborative work 'Death and Dying in New Zealand.

Melanie is lives in Christchurch, New Zealand where she balances the commitments of family life with her many creative projects.

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