International Women’s Day Portrait Series
Our annual International Women’s Day Portrait Series is a growing body of work that spotlights women in Ottawa as a series of portraits and personal words of inspiration.
Driven by a team of all-women creatives, we use our work to feature women in our community that we want others to know, learn from, hire, collaborate with, and celebrate.
What began as a small creative project in 2024, inviting five women I admired to step in front of my lens, has grown into an expanded, experience-based portrait event on or around International Women’s Day, designed to uplift our subjects, create new connections, and make a splash across channels with the reveal of the series each year.
Meet our subjects
MEET the 2026 Creative Team
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Amanda Thirkill
Photographer + Project Director
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Amanda Ruddy
Event Planning
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Emily Major-Girard
Content Creation
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Angie Cambareri
Stylist
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Amanda Papalia
Stylist
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Lyz Plant
Makeup Artist / Grooming
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Jordann Brown
Behind-the-Scenes Photographer
“Don’t wait to be chosen. If the room doesn’t exist, build it.”
Isabelle Poirier, Brand Designer and Strategist + Founder of Ottawa Design Club
This Project happens with thanks to the support of our partners.
Lume Club
Framework
Pure Yoga
Lavenbel
Uppliva Sauna and Spa
ORESTA Mindful Beauty
Amanda Thirkill
North + Navy
Amanda Julia Events
Seven to Sunday
Jordann Brown Imaging
Vincent Boutique
Izzy Poirier
Dayna Winter
For Partnership opportunities, please contact us here.
Nominate an outstanding woman.
Each woman we feature is someone we’d love more people in the Ottawa community to recognize and celebrate. We’re on the lookout for more women in our community to feature in this series each year.
Please reach out to us.
