Amanda Thirkill
Amanda Thirkill is an Ottawa-based photographer and award-winning entrepreneur specializing in portrait, lifestyle, brand, and commercial photography. She is particularly drawn to projects that highlight people, small businesses, and meaningful stories, including her self-produced annual International Women's Day portrait series, casting a spotlight on women in Ottawa through portraits and personal words of inspiration.
Originally from Sudbury, Amanda spent the first decade of her career working in communications, PR and marketing, which brought her to Toronto where she worked as a media producer and project manager. These experiences have shaped both her creative and business approach as a photographer.
After sampling a few corners of Ontario, Amanda eventually put down roots in Ottawa, where she lives with her husband, Alemayhu, and her step-cat, Cam. Amanda can be found in her truest form locally while sampling Ottawa's pizza scene, and rurally at any cottage, but particularly at 'camp' with family on Manitoulin Island.
