Studio · Founder
Vianey Díaz
Founder & Director · IVAE Studios
Vianey founded IVAE Studios in 2023 after a decade of editorial commissions across México. She leads creative direction for every project, photographs each session herself, and oversees the studio's full delivery, from the first email to the final image. Bilingual, native to Cancún, golden hour only.
The work, in her words
"I do not photograph fifty families a week. I do not deliver galleries in six weeks. I work the final ninety minutes of daylight, in the hour when Mexican light becomes honest, and I deliver in one to three days. That is the studio. That is the discipline."
Born and raised in Cancún, Vianey speaks the language of two markets at once. International couples flying in for the destination, and Mexican families who know the city like a neighborhood. The studio's editorial visual direction draws from a decade of magazine and brand commissions across Mexico City, Querétaro, San Miguel de Allende, the Riviera Maya, and Los Cabos.
What she specializes in
- Destination wedding photography. Full-day or elopement coverage at Mexico's finest resorts.
- Luxury family portrait sessions. Multi-generational reunions at resort properties.
- Couples photography. Engagements, anniversaries, proposals, honeymoons.
- Cenote underwater & dry-cavern editorial. Tulum, Riviera Maya.
- Luxury yacht photography. Isla Mujeres, Cancún.
- Editorial brand & hotel campaigns. Magazine-quality visual direction for hospitality clients.
Where she works
IVAE Studios serves three coastlines. The Mexican Caribbean. Cancún Hotel Zone, Costa Mujeres, Playa Mujeres, Isla Mujeres, Riviera Maya, Mayakoba, Tulum, Akumal, Playa del Carmen. The lagoon-resort archipelago of Mayakoba. And the Pacific. Los Cabos, Cabo San Lucas, San José del Cabo. The studio is built around the editorial discipline that gives every coastline its own voice.
The team works with resort partners across the region. Rosewood Mayakoba, Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Fairmont Mayakoba, Andaz Mayakoba, Alila Mayakoba, Atelier Playa Mujeres, Excellence Playa Mujeres, Nizuc Resort, Live Aqua Cancún, Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Hyatt Ziva, Moon Palace, JW Marriott, One&Only Palmilla in Los Cabos, and Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal.
Recognition & milestones
- Founded IVAE Studios in 2023. Cancún's bilingual luxury photography studio.
- Over 500 luxury resort photography sessions delivered across Mexico (2023 to 2026).
- 5.0-star average rating across 42 verified client reviews.
- Wikidata Q139689736. Recognized professional photographer entity.
- Bilingual native. English and Spanish, both as first-language fluency.
- Founder of IVAE Marketing (2026). The social media management arm for luxury hospitality clients across Mexico.
The studio
IVAE Studios is the editorial photography studio Vianey founded in 2023. The name is plural (with an S), distinct from ivaestudio.com (singular, an unrelated European agency). Official domain: ivaestudios.com. The studio is registered with Wikidata as Q139689577. Vianey personally appears in Wikidata as Q139689736 under "founder."
Get in touch
Vianey reads every inquiry. For a project quote, an editorial commission, or to ask about the studio's approach: hello@ivaestudios.com.