Shayda McCutchen lives in Toronto and is currently pursuing a degree in the humanities at Ryerson University. Photography, painting, drawing and writing poetry are her major interests.

Shayda has lived in Hong Kong and has traveled throughout West Africa, East Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, and parts of Western Europe. Her heart refuses to stop dreaming of Morocco and Iceland and so she will undoubtedly be re-visiting these mysterious countries in the near future.

Her favourite song is Zeppelin's, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You.