Anne Corcoran Photography

Hey there! I’m Anne.

In 2016, with 30 years of cultivating strong business relationships under my belt, I decided to take a break from the 9-to-5 job to do something I love.

I’ve extensively photographed my own family’s story, so lifestyle photography was a natural place to start. While I loved documenting someone else’s history and helping them capture memories, I found I struggled to make people comfortable facing my camera. As much as I longed to be able to create a creative, fun and comfortable atmosphere for folks, sessions never really rolled that way.

Turns out, it’s loads easier to pose flowers! Flowers and all things botanical; waves, fountains and all things water!

But I couldn’t let one life-long love take all the glory. Had to figure out a way to couple it with my oddly persistent love of stationery. Flash forward to 2019 and my Etsy shop AnneCorcoranStudio was born!

Since then, I dipped my toes back into full-time employment, stuck it out long enough to earn a modest pension, and retired from federal service on my 59th birthday in April 2025.

Now I have loads of time to get back to this fun creative outlet I started in 2019.

I’ve been telling stories with photographs since I was 9. But above and beyond my extensive library of albums, photo boxes, and online galleries:

• I’m back in my beloved New England, drinking iced coffee year round; don’t consider it a storm unless we get at least a foot of snow.
• I spent 30 years living in the DC area and looked forward to joining the masses at the Tidal Basin every year when the Cherry Blossoms were at peak bloom. They were my favorite part of living there!
• I used to drink red wine from baby bottles—relax, it was after I turned 21.
• I love to hear laughter; bonus points when it’s something I’ve said or done that is the impetus. Well, aside from that throw-rug incident….
• I ran track in high school. After a 30 year hiatus, I started running again about 10 years ago and discovered that I still hate it. Runner’s high? Yeah, not so much.
• I’ve been married to my best friend since 1991—he’s the best of the best, a true keeper. Even if he does love running. 
• I’ve watched my two boyos grow into fine young men. They genuinely enjoy each other and I genuinely enjoy their banter.
• I share my studio space with two four-foots—my tuxedo feline friends Langley and Quantico. 
• I’m a dedicated Francophile; I even sent my boys to a K-8 French immersion school. They exacted their revenge each year at science project time.
• I am obsessed with stationery. I used to spend hours creating letterhead, notecards, and invitations in PageMaker—yeah, I know, I’m dating myself … the kids are all using InDesign these days.