CLAIRE MAEN, Pink Door

$250.00

Claire Maen, California

fine art photography, printed on metal

12 x 12 in.

Price includes shipping in the US. Please email us at info@juniperrag.com for international rates.

'Pink Door' is from the 'Fade Away' series by Claire Maen. In this Rolleiflex series in the small town of Guadalupe, Central California, I tried to capture the poetic beauty of old pastel colors and the evanescence of human constructions, both destined to fade away.

Claire Maen is originally from France and lives in California. Her photograph Pink Door is a quietly arresting photograph that captures the tension, whimsy, and bittersweet transformation shaping the contemporary Bay Area. Known for her incisive eye and her ability to frame architectural details as emotional narratives, Maen has emerged as a noteworthy photographer documenting the rapid gentrification of American neighborhoods. Pink Door stands as one of her most iconic works—an image that appears charming at first glance, yet reveals deeper stories of displacement, reinvention, and cultural erasure embedded within the urban landscape.

A recipient of the International Color Awards, the Neutral Density Photography Award, and finalist honors from the Communication Arts Photography Annual, Maen’s work is celebrated for balancing aesthetic beauty with social critique. Her photographs have been featured in exhibitions throughout California and recognized for their ability to translate ordinary streetscapes into powerful cultural commentary. For collectors attuned to contemporary issues and compelling visual storytelling, Pink Door offers not only a striking composition but also a poignant artifact of a rapidly shifting America—making it an essential acquisition from a rising voice in documentary and fine art photography.

Claire Maen, California

fine art photography, printed on metal

12 x 12 in.

Price includes shipping in the US. Please email us at info@juniperrag.com for international rates.

'Pink Door' is from the 'Fade Away' series by Claire Maen. In this Rolleiflex series in the small town of Guadalupe, Central California, I tried to capture the poetic beauty of old pastel colors and the evanescence of human constructions, both destined to fade away.

Claire Maen is originally from France and lives in California. Her photograph Pink Door is a quietly arresting photograph that captures the tension, whimsy, and bittersweet transformation shaping the contemporary Bay Area. Known for her incisive eye and her ability to frame architectural details as emotional narratives, Maen has emerged as a noteworthy photographer documenting the rapid gentrification of American neighborhoods. Pink Door stands as one of her most iconic works—an image that appears charming at first glance, yet reveals deeper stories of displacement, reinvention, and cultural erasure embedded within the urban landscape.

A recipient of the International Color Awards, the Neutral Density Photography Award, and finalist honors from the Communication Arts Photography Annual, Maen’s work is celebrated for balancing aesthetic beauty with social critique. Her photographs have been featured in exhibitions throughout California and recognized for their ability to translate ordinary streetscapes into powerful cultural commentary. For collectors attuned to contemporary issues and compelling visual storytelling, Pink Door offers not only a striking composition but also a poignant artifact of a rapidly shifting America—making it an essential acquisition from a rising voice in documentary and fine art photography.

Claire Maen is a California-based photographer whose work documents the shifting cultural and architectural landscapes of the Bay Area. With a keen eye for color, form, and subtle human narratives, she captures the beauty and tension inherent in neighborhoods undergoing rapid gentrification. Her photographs—often centered on quiet, iconic details like her widely recognized Pink Door—transform everyday scenes into poignant visual commentaries on change, identity, and place. Maen has earned recognition from the International Color Awards, the Neutral Density Photography Awards, and Communication Arts, establishing her as a noteworthy voice in contemporary documentary and fine art photography.

Claire Maen is a young photographer and writer from France. She tries to capture the poetic beauty of post-industrial landscapes and ordinary life with her old Rolleiflex camera. She learned photography with her father, a talented amateur photographer from France. Despite our world turning digital, she believes in the power and beauty of film photography, and its delicate colors. She has been living in Pleasanton for several years now, and she is also a researcher in Education and a teacher at UC Berkeley. She lives with her husband, their young daughter, and their cat.