Meet the Team

Melanie's career in the creative industries has taken her from film to television, and now, with her true passion: photography. Melanie has a keen eye for discovering and promoting the work of emerging and professional photographers, serving on the judging committees for United Photo Industries' THE FENCE and Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year, among others. Following eight years with the World Photography Organisation, Melanie currently serves as Marketing & Content Director.

The sky is the limit.

Astrid divides her time between London and the USA, continuously developing content and expanding the brand of the World Photography Organisation and its many international initiatives.

Emma joins WPO from Tate's press team, where she worked on the PR campaign for the opening of Tate Modern’s Switch House and on the publicity for major exhibitions such as Performing for the Camera at Tate Modern. Prior to this she worked with several arts PR agencies on visual arts accounts including Masterpiece London and the Carmignac Photojournalism Award. Emma studied History of Art at University College London followed by a master’s degree and research scholarship at the University of York.

Matthew oversees World Photography Organisation’s editorial and social media channels. He arrived to us following editorial contributions to Hotshoe Magazine, TAGMAG, and Birdwatching Magazine. He graduated from Falmouth University with a BA in Marine & Natural History Photography in 2013.

Isabelle graduated in 2014 with a BA in History of Art from Bristol University. Before starting at The World Photography Organisation she worked for The Other Art Fair, the UK's leading artist fair. Isabelle enjoys anything design based and has completed courses and work placements in set design.

For the last 6 years, Cecily has managed all the World Photography Organisation's international exhibitions and events in leading institutions and galleries across Australia, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, USA, Canada, UK, Germany and France. Cecily was Assistant Director for Art International, Istanbul's leading contemporary Art Fair and directs the annual Sony World Photography Awards exhibition in London.

Julia studied Art History and Economics at the University of Basel in Switzerland. During her studies she also worked as a tutor giving weekly classes for introductory seminars in Art History. After graduating, Julia worked at Christie’s, Zurich in the Swiss Art Department for two years before moving to London to join the Art16 team as Gallery Liaison. In September, Julia started her part time MA in Contemporary Art Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London as well as joining the PHOTOFAIRS team.

Mia is fully-experienced in the aspect of design and luxury industry and she has excellent connections with people in many different backgrounds such as art, design and fashion. Based in shanghai, she is taking care of VIP relationship from the first year of Photofairs.

Prior to joining World Photography Organisation, graduated with the MA in Social Policy from University of York, Yihui has worked in marketing and public relations fields both in Britain and China, mostly for the world's leading châteaux, watch and jewelly brands. She is now working for PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai.

Graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a MSc in Language Education, Dorothy has engaged in marketing and business development for international art festivals and music-related trade fairs in the UK and China since 2011. She joined the team of PHOTOFAIRS | Shanghai in May, 2017.