I AM JUST - ALEX MELO CRANE -

Thinking and learning faster than many in the world helps me help others...

Director of Marketing and Development 

With my photography passion and programming background I always loved to see how a creative can speak words and touch people without words. I am the first at many things in the several industries while some disagree due to the technological changes I embrace. From social platforms brings people visually together to a small business owner selling a simple product to millions. As the marketing industry changes I research, learn, and at times teach what is to come. Believing in a person's dreams is a passion for me to help them obtain their dreams and goals- 

Editor- In Chief 

While work with many outlets over the years I ran into the issue the story was never told the way I gave it. So me being me and with the encouragement of my wife and family I took the leap and used my skills to launch several news media outlets online. Dericated to the Good News and helping be the voice of the unseen. Every event has a foundation , every sports has more than just the star playing, every small business has a passion for what they do, and we are like books in a library waiting for someone to learn our story. 

Photography Bio: 

A Miami native, photographer Alex Melo, first discovered her passion for photography and photojournalism back in high school while using a Polaroid camera on anything that captured her eyes. Her twenty-plus years of experience in photography, graphics, and journalism, has made her not only a photographer but also an “electronic imaging artist” which is a combination of photography and creative graphic design. Today, she is well known, as an international award-winning photographer,  earning Multiple State, Regional, and National Gold Medals. she has many signature techniques from being the first to paint with glass(only one in the world with this effect) to her grained black and whites. She has also received First Place for the Tampa Area Professional Photographers Association (TAPPA)  Electronic Imaging Artist of the Year. Most of Ms. Melo’s images are registered as fine art prints in an international registry. Some are in museums around the globe. The most awarded image, earning her national recognition with seventeen awards is the limited edition, photographic art piece, “Carousel of Dreams”. Ms. Melo believes in giving back to the community and supporting the arts. One of her passions is to help future photographers, photojournalists, reporters, and designers of all ages to learn more about the photography field no matter where she is at. To Ms. Melo’s credit, she has taught photography, Photoshop, and graphic design to students who were unable to afford proper schooling all over the United States and International. Ms. Melo offers once a month an event that is called “Stike a Pose” in which she offers all types of subjects who can’t afford professional portraits a complimentary session and some edited images at no cost. When we asked why photography is so important to Ms. Melo she stated: “I believe in capturing moments in life and turning them into a lifetime of memories."

"Teaching the world to help others and not see them anyone of a less personal but as a human-like we all are." 

Some of the Awards to Many to List

• National Gold Medalist Photographer 
• Regional, and State Two Time Gold Medalist Each Division
• International Award Winning Magazine Photographer of the Year
• LGTBQ King Photographer & Photo Journalist of the Year 
• Electronic Imaging Artist of The Year 
• Three Time Graphic Artist of the Year
• Top Google Reviewer over 3.5 Million Views 2023 
• Snap Filter Creator 10.9 Million Views 2023
• FB Profile Ring Creator 17.3 Views  2022
• Insta 46k Followers 
• Organic Traffic A.Melo - 13 Million Views 
• Samsung, Apple, Amazon, Google App Developer over 6 Million Downloads 
• Certified NFT Artist 
• VR and AR Branding Developer  
• Marketing Anaylst
   

Donations just some of them

2022-     Donated art to several charities locally and nationwide

2021 -    Random Donations to Strangers needing to raise money to prevent home loss

2021 -    First FB Frame Developer to create  # I need a Kidney helped 6 people find donors

2020 -    Life-Changing Art Pieces to Service Industry Various Locationxs - 50 k 

•  Photo To Change Donation Art 20 K 

2018 -    50 k in Art Pieces to Libby Foundation

•  2012 To 2014 - Port Richey and Tampa Area- Strike a Pose Event - 100 plus complimentary photoshoots and gave each person a limited edition print valued over 3500
  Donated to several local events - Art Pieces to causes
  June 
• 2016 - Pulse Charity Event - Art Pieces donations over 125k in value raised 150 across Florida at multiple locations.
  2017-  Art pieces donated 27k plus raised for the arts 

Donated Pieces  Money  Raised 

• Walks of Life 2021 Editon - 15k 
• Guitar Art 2021 - Shattered Dreams - 7500
• Ovation Drips - P-Edition - 10k 
• Just a Smile -  1500
• Looking Down - 1975
• Guitar- 1 of 1 - 3500
• Just a Guitar 2500 
• Carousel Dreams - 7500 - Small  12 by 18 metal 
• Rainbow Tears 1 of 1 50k - Historically Saved 
• Liquid Notes 8 of 150 - 4500 - N.Orleans Donation
• Pride Guitar 1 of 1  10k 
• True Rider Motorcycle 6500 Original Art