Hi there! I'm Mae!
My pronouns are she/her and I live in Brooklyn with my girlfriend, our two dogs Apollo and Bia, her cat Gigi and my blue tongued skink, Basil.
I've always been passionate about capturing moments as authentically and magically as possible. As I've settled more into this career path, I'm beyond grateful that I've landed here, in a place where I'm trusted with the privilege to capture and preserve beautiful love stories.
Weddings and elopements are so distinctly human: a tapestry of your lifetime together so far, each seemingly small piece worth preserving.
I'm a massive film lover-
always have been.
I was gifted my first camera when I was four. It was a tiny little polaroid l-zone that printed band-aid shaped photos in the tiniest 1 inch by 1 inch frames, and I carried it everywhere with me. Scrapbook photo albums of my childhood are filled with these band-aid pictures: my first day of school, my best friend's bedroom, my little sister on the day she came home from the hospital.
As I've grown, my equipment choices have definitely evolved, but my love for film and vintage means of documentation hasn't.
Photo by Alex Lyon
some of my favorite things:
earthy tones / knitting / the rocky mountains / my subaru outback / summer rain / grizzly bears / vintage guitars / baking challah / sage green / the song acolyte by slaughter beach, dog / the met's Egyptian room / the Oregon coast / hiking with my dogs / road trips / giant sequoia trees / home videos on super 8
The Approach:
Linger by the door for a moment longer, Trader Joe's flowers on the way home, butterflies every time you see them, nostalgic and romantic and real.
my approach in capturing you and those you cherish most is photojournalistic- organic and gently directive, always putting your comfort and memories first. My role in your day is to document, not orchestrate.
I want you to feel at home in the photos we create together. I won't ever ask you to be someone you aren't- the most important thing to me is that your essence is captured as authentically as possible.
