About Amanda
A little bit about me…..
Amanda de Cadenet is an acclaimed photographer, entrepreneur, host, and advocate whose career has spanned more than three decades across media, the arts, and social impact.
Amanda began her career at 15 in the UK, quickly becoming a household name as the host of The Word the biggest live, late-night music show of its era where she interviewed the defining names in music for five years. That early instinct for conversation and visual storytelling laid the foundation for everything that followed.
As a photographer, Amanda has built a body of work renowned for its intimacy, emotional depth, and artistry. Her lens has captured some of the most iconic women of our time, and her photography has been featured in leading publications worldwide. Her book Girlgaze: How Girls See the World a global portrait project celebrating the perspective of female-identifying and non-binary photographers is a testament to both her photographic vision and her commitment to amplifying underrepresented voices. Her celebrated photography book Rare Birds further showcases her mastery behind the lens.
In 2017, Amanda executive produced and hosted The Conversation, a groundbreaking interview series and podcast featuring female thought-leaders and innovators including Vice President Kamala Harris, #MeToo Founder Tarana Burke, Hillary Clinton, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Zoë Saldaña, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Silverman, Alicia Keys, and Lady Gaga.
Amanda is also the Founder of Girlgaze, a platform connecting a network of female- identifying and non-binary creatives with companies seeking diverse creative teams. She was named one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business in 2020, and frequently collaborates with the #MeToo Movement on initiatives focused on ending sexual violence against women.
She is the author of It’s Messy: On Boys, Boobs and Bad Ass Women and Girlgaze: How Girls See the World, and the photographer and author of Rare Birds, her celebrated photography book. She is also the host of The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet.
In June 2021, Amanda was announced as a founding member of the Victoria’s Secret VS Collective alongside Naomi Osaka, Stella McCartney, Priyanka Chopra, Megan Rapinoe, Hailey Bieber, Bella Hadid, and others.