Drawn to those who walk a different path
ABOUT
I'm a documentary photographer, filmmaker, writer and curator drawn to the stories of outsiders — those who live by their own rhythm, shun convention, and build lives and communities with something to teach the rest of us, if we take the time to listen.
My work has taken me from the American desert to the Amazon jungle, searching for what gets overlooked and giving it room to speak.
Selected projects
Another Space and Time (2012) — a search for meaning across the American desert.
A Very British Utopia (2016) — life off-grid with the free-living communities of the UK.
Space Explorer (2016) — a large-scale outdoor exhibition trail through East London.
The Medicine (2019) — inside the world of Peruvian shamanism, following Westerners who travel to the jungle when their own medicine has failed them.
Cosmoto (2020) — an award-winning psychedelic short on the minds of those at the sharp end of conservation.
Yasuni (2020) — the fifty-year stand of Ecuador's Waorani people against Western oil.
Hope Dies Last (2021) and Overheated (2022) — DP credits on feature conservation documentaries.
Run Beyond (2024) — a portrait of meditative running.
He is also the founder of Earth Artists, a platform amplifying the ancient wisdom of indigenous cultures through co-produced artist residencies. He is currently based in Mexico, with ongoing projects across Latin America.
Photographer Robin Mellor joins groups he describes as ‘on the edge of the worlds shifting paradigm’ in The Medicine project, he ventures to the source of indigenous wisdom upon which many Westerners have base their contemporary spiritual practices...MORE
Many believe the world has become a sick place, we have fallen out of balance with its natural rhythms and systems; resources are being consumed far quicker than they can be replenished, a technology designed to bring us together has furthered segregation and isolation. MORE
WELCOME TO THE OFF GRID REVOLT
In the UK, more and more people are making the jump to a self-sufficient existence. Photographer Robin Mellor visits communities across the country to find out why...MORE
Last summer photographer Robin Mellor was visiting a psychedelics conference in Greenwich, London. By chance, on the same day in another part of the venue... MORE
Shot in the run-up to one of his concerts, Robin Mellor’s photos of the singer’s colourful fanbase depict a warm, obsessive dedication usually associated with a much younger generation...MORE
Fandom is a funny old thing. It’s a condition we usually associate with the very young, full of the first flush of excitement and enthusiasm. The start of the 2010s brought us the Beliebers...MORE
FELL RUNNING IN SUNSPEL X IFFLEY ROAD
To celebrate the launch of Sunspel’s new activewear collaboration with British running apparel brand Iffley Road, photographer Robin Mellor asked fell runners in North Wales and the Lake District to off-road test the pieces for an evocative series of portraits...MORE
Photographer Robin Mellor and Art Director Yassa Khan, aka Space Explorer, have turned the streets of Hackney into an immersive public art exhibition...MORE
London – Space Explorer, a new app that turns Hackney into an immersive public art exhibition, was launched on 5 May....MORE
Searching for the meaning of life amongst North America’s desert community, on Space Explorer’s #VSCO.
WIRED MAGAZINE APP OF THE MONTH
Photographer Robin Mellor has taken over the the streets of Hackney for this art exhibition with a twist. Use the app to track down billboard-sized photos…
VIRTUAL REALITY WALK THROUGH LONDON
Photographer Robin Mellor's art app recognises that you are within range of a billboard and plays a soundscape that is bespoke to that photograph...MORE
STORIES FROM THE GREAT AMERICAN DESERT
But away from the frills of modern life, photographer Robin Mellor finds answers when he asks his subjects, “What’s the meaning of life?”...MORE
SEARCHING FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE
Whether Robin is shooting South African rappers in London or anarchist villages in Portugal, he is always able to capture a serene moment, in between the madness...MORE
Artist Robin Mellor has installed 15 billboard-sized artworks along a route from Hackney Central to the Regent's Canal. Download the Space Explorer app to add a specially chosen soundscape to the trail as you go
Hackney is well known for its up-and-coming art scene and now it’s taking itself to the streets for all to see. The Outdoor art trail from Hackney to Regents Canal will be showcasing photography, tech, travel and interactive art...MORE
telling the stories of the outcast and the ignored
