Ciaran Mae’s photographs live in the space between softness and strength, where vulnerability isn’t weakness, and elegance is never overplayed. Drawing on natural light and a refined editorial aesthetic, her portraits are less about performance and more about truth. “It’s never about forcing a narrative,” she says. “It’s about allowing one to unfold.”  Her imagery is heirloom quality, sentimental frames that will be passed through generations as a reminder of what once was.

That philosophy is woven through every frame. Whether photographing women in their creative environments, mothers in quiet connection with their children, or brands led by intuitive vision, Mae approaches each subject with reverence. Her direction is minimal, her intuition exacting. The result: images that feel less like they were taken, and more like they were witnessed.

Ciaran Mae's style is unmistakably feminine, but never fragile. She perfectly balances softness with structure - elegance with edge. There is unwavering tension and tenderness in equal measure - the curve of a hand, the fall of light across a bare shoulder, the emotions that erupt from the silence of a photo.  Ciaran Mae dances with moments that aren't direct, they are simply just allowed.  

Her work resists trends and embraces timelessness. And yet, there’s nothing distant about it. It’s intimate, grounded, and quietly revolutionary — a reminder that beauty can be gentle, and that feminine power is often most profound when it whispers, not shouts.  Her photos bring moments to life forever, to be relived endlessly - 'the timeless storyteller'.  Every frame is shot with intention and emotion. Her photos just hit different.  Giving Wes Anderson at times (see her landscape shots from sessions *chef's kiss*) meets herself, iconic and thought

Ciaran Mae isn’t just creating photographs. She’s crafting visual memory — poetic, precise, and deeply human.

Ciaran Mae is a name to remember.