Deanna May Photography

Deanna May Photography Bold & Colourful Storytelling Photographer. Creating beauty out of chaos.

Bo***ir is never just about photos.It’s about the moment you let yourself breathe, soften your shoulders, and remember t...
08/20/2025

Bo***ir is never just about photos.
It’s about the moment you let yourself breathe, soften your shoulders, and remember that you are allowed to feel beautiful as you are right now.
Every session is a transformation. Women walk in a little nervous, carrying all the weight of their daily lives… and they walk out lighter, glowing, remembering that they deserve to take up space and be seen.
This isn’t just for the camera. It’s for your soul.

This isn’t just a photoshoot.This is your body saying, “I don’t need to shrink to be beautiful.” This is your soul whisp...
08/05/2025

This isn’t just a photoshoot.
This is your body saying, “I don’t need to shrink to be beautiful.” This is your soul whispering, “It’s safe to be seen.” This is softness held like power, and power expressed like poetry.

What happens in my sessions goes deeper than posing.
It’s reclamation.
It’s reflection.
It’s you, in your truth, in your glow, in your becoming.

If you’ve been feeling that pull… the one that says, “I’m ready.”
Book the session.
You’ll never regret returning to yourself.

Into the Wild Outdoor Marathon🌿Bare feet on moss.Submerged in calm fresh water.Sunlight catching skin.The wind carrying ...
07/31/2025

Into the Wild Outdoor Marathon🌿
Bare feet on moss.
Submerged in calm fresh water.
Sunlight catching skin.
The wind carrying your laugh across the trees.

These sessions aren’t just beautiful, they’re freeing!
There’s something wild and sacred about being photographed outdoors, no mirrors, no walls, just you and the earth, and that version of you that’s been waiting to be seen!

✨ 30-minute guided session
✨ 6 high-res digital images included
✨ Private location on Vancouver Island
✨️ Option to add on client closet items
✨ Option to upgrade to more images or products after

Whether you're craving a bold, soulful moment for yourself or just want to feel stunning in nature’s arms, this is your sign!
Let me show you the magic you’re made of!

🖤 Spots are very limited — DM me or comment “WILD” for more info!

It’s not just the way they touch.It’s the way they melt.The way they surrender into each other. Into safety. Into softne...
07/21/2025

It’s not just the way they touch.
It’s the way they melt.
The way they surrender into each other. Into safety. Into softness.
Into something only they can name.

This is what we capture here: the raw, the tender, the electric. The love you feel but rarely get to see.

Let your body sink into the heat.Let your breath slow, your hands wander, your mind quiet.This isn’t just a photo, it’s ...
07/14/2025

Let your body sink into the heat.
Let your breath slow, your hands wander, your mind quiet.

This isn’t just a photo, it’s a love letter to the way your skin hums when you feel yourself fully.
It’s the arch of your back, the parting of your lips, the way your own touch sends sparks across your skin.

This is you, unashamed.
This is you, alive.
This is desire, softness, fire, all wrapped in one.

You are the spark. You are the flame. You are the whole damn wildfire.

It’s in the details.The soft parting of the lips, the delicate touch, the light catching skin like a secret whispered to...
07/14/2025

It’s in the details.
The soft parting of the lips, the delicate touch, the light catching skin like a secret whispered to the sun.

These are the moments that hold the magic. The ones that tell the story you feel but can’t always put into words.

Bo***ir isn’t just about the body.
It’s about the experience, the emotion, the sensation.
It’s the way you touch your own skin and remember you are art.

This is why I capture the details.
Because they are where you come alive.

Wrapped in pearls,bathed in sunlight,she sinks into herself.No pretending.No pleasing.Just presence.
07/13/2025

Wrapped in pearls,
bathed in sunlight,
she sinks into herself.
No pretending.
No pleasing.
Just presence.

🌿✨ Forest fairies, water goddesses, wild hearts — this is for YOU.What if you let nature witness you?What if you stepped...
07/12/2025

🌿✨ Forest fairies, water goddesses, wild hearts — this is for YOU.

What if you let nature witness you?

What if you stepped into the creek or forest and just… let go?

Think barefoot, wild, sun-kissed skin, lush creek-side vibes, and untamed magic.

Outdoor minis are coming soon — wild, raw, free.

No pretending, no performance — just you, seen in your most natural, untamed essence.

Comment MINIS for all the details!! 🌿✨

A little behind-the-scenes honesty…You might have noticed I haven’t been sharing a ton of recent work — and I wanted to ...
07/12/2025

A little behind-the-scenes honesty…

You might have noticed I haven’t been sharing a ton of recent work — and I wanted to share why.

The truth is, sometimes I feel a little guilty posting sneak peeks from recent sessions when I still have other beautiful clients waiting in my editing queue. Even though they’ve had their sneak peeks too, and even though I’m still within my quoted turnaround time, that little voice of guilt sneaks in.

But here’s what I’m learning: that guilt is holding me back from sharing my passion, the beauty of my clients, and the art we create together.

Every session deserves to be celebrated, and I don’t need to dim that joy while I’m working hard behind the scenes.

So, this is me giving myself permission to share more of the magic we’re creating — while still honoring the care and love I’m putting into every single gallery.

Thank you for your patience, your trust, and for letting me create this art with you. I can’t wait to share more soon. 💛✨

I didn't expect self portraits to change my life...Self portraits are healing me in ways I didn’t even know I needed.The...
07/06/2025

I didn't expect self portraits to change my life...

Self portraits are healing me in ways I didn’t even know I needed.
There was already a soft shift happening months ago—like I was finally starting to come home to myself.
I had begun to feel better about my body, more at peace in my skin.
But picking up the camera? That’s when everything started to deepen.
And honestly… I wish I had started sooner.

I used to look in the mirror and only see what I wasn’t.
Now, with every photo I take, I see more of who I am.
I see a woman who has survived.
A woman who is still becoming.
A woman who is worthy of being seen—even by herself.

Each click of the shutter is like a conversation with the parts of me I used to hide.
And for once, I’m not shrinking. I’m not criticizing.
I’m simply witnessing.
Holding space for my softness, my power, my story.

This isn’t about vanity. It’s about visibility.
It’s about reclaiming the gaze and saying: This is me. And I am beautiful.
Not because I changed anything…
But because I finally stopped looking away.

And I hope you know—you’re allowed to see yourself this way too.
You don’t need to wait for permission.
You’re allowed to fall in love with your reflection.
To become art in your own eyes.
To heal by holding yourself in the light.







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✨️My Story✨️I used to let the trauma run the show.I was desperate for love — the kind that made me feel whole, seen, and...
07/04/2025

✨️My Story✨️

I used to let the trauma run the show.

I was desperate for love — the kind that made me feel whole, seen, and safe — and I searched for it in all the wrong places. I shape-shifted constantly to fit in, pretending to be someone I wasn’t just to feel accepted. I gave into peer pressure because I thought rejection would break me.

But what broke me more was how invisible I felt, even when I was right in front of people.

I didn’t know how to sit with my emotions, let alone regulate them.
So I pushed them down, covered them up, and tried to bury the shame.
I altered every photo of myself, chasing a version of me that felt more “worthy.”
I begged to be seen — while secretly terrified that someone actually would.

And then… I became a mother.

And motherhood shattered me.
It cracked me open in the most painful, profound, holy way.
It stripped away every mask I had ever worn and forced me to face the truth:
No one was coming to save me.
I had to save myself.

Because these babies — they didn’t just need a mom.
They needed a whole woman.
A woman who knew how to love herself.
A woman who could show them what it meant to rise from the ashes.

So I did the work.

I started healing. Slowly. Spiritually.
I began reconnecting with myself — the raw, messy, emotional, fiery, magical version.
I left the relationship that tried to erase me.
I chose myself. Over and over again.
Even when it hurt.
Even when it felt impossible.
Even when it would have been easier to stay small.

And now? I treat my energy like the sacred thing it is.
I don’t beg to be seen anymore — I stand in the light.
I protect my peace. I own my softness and my power.
And I use every single part of that journey to guide other women home to themselves.

My camera became my voice. My way of saying:
“You’re allowed to take up space. You’re allowed to love yourself now.”
Not when you hit a goal.
Not when you finally feel “enough.”
Now.

This business is my reclamation — and yours too.
A place where healing meets beauty. Where softness is celebrated.
Where no one has to shrink to be worthy of being captured.
A place where we get to remember who the f**k we are — and fall in love with her.

She didn’t change who she was — she remembered.That smile? That’s what reclaiming your power looks like. 💚This is your r...
07/04/2025

She didn’t change who she was — she remembered.
That smile? That’s what reclaiming your power looks like. 💚
This is your reminder: you’re allowed to feel beautiful, bold, and seen.

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