Michelle is a Canadian photographer of Hong-Kong descent now working on cinematography projects in the UK.
She creates intimate stories that are grounded in truth and reveal the magic of everyday life. As a daughter of immigrant parents, she is drawn to telling stories on the theme of cultural identity and girlhood that resonate with her lived experience.
For nearly a decade she was a photojournalist and documentary photographer for international publications including the New York Times and has been nominated for Canada's Photojournalist of the Year and World Press Photo's Joop Swart Masterclass amongst others. She was often assigned for her ability to capture difficult stories with sensitivity.
Michelle is now using her sharp eye, love for beautiful light and technical skills as a Camera Trainee and Second AC while applying her vision as the Director-of-Photography on short films. She has a long-standing relationship with analogue photography which now extends into her personal projects.
She looks to collaborate with those who value equitable representation and duty-of-care in their work and is a proud member of Diversify Photo and Women Photograph.
Contact
+44 7908 050010
michellewsiu(at)gmail(dot).com
SELECT AWARDS:
- 2020 Winning DoP- ARRI Filmmaking Challenge-Watersprite Film Festival
- 2020 Winning Director-NAHEMI Kodak 16mm Film Student Competition
- 2019 Aesthetica Short Film Festival - NAHEMI Showcase"Creative Visions"
- 2019 Joop Swart Masterclass- World Press Photo Awards- Nominated
- 2017 & 2016 Magenta Foundation Flash Forward winner
- 2015 Photograph of the Year, Canada's National Pictures of the Year
- 2014&2015 Canada's Photojournalist of the Year, nominated
- 2015 Pictures of the Year International Award of Excellence- Feature Picture Story
- 2015 NPPA Best of Photojournalism- First Place, Portrait and Personality
- 2015 National Newspaper Awards Project of the Year
- 2014 Lens Culture’s Emerging Talent Award
FILM/PHOTO INDUSTRY TRAINING
- 2023 Sara Putt Associates Trainee Scheme
- 2023 Becoming A Camera Trainee: Intensive hands-Samara Addai & Lou Macnamara
- 2022 Davinci Resolve certificate short course
- 2017 Ed Kashi, Vii Photo Agency & Jim Estrin, New York Times mentorship program
- 2017 + 2015 New York Times portfolio review
- 2014 Missouri Photo Workshop + Scholarship
- 2014 Foundry Photojournalism Workshop + Scholarship , Guatemala
- 2012 Eddie Adams Workshop, New York