Photo Editor
When Amanda de Cadenet started the #girlgaze project almost two years ago, she could not have imagined just how expansive the project would become. After reading a New York Times Magazine article addressing the disproportionate number of men to women working as film directors, she was happy to see an issue she cared about finally gain wider attention. But, she wanted to shift the conversation to focus it on photographers.
“The majority of images that we see on magazine covers, marketing campaigns, editorial that depict us are taken by men. And this is no balance,” de Cadenet said. “And I thought, why is no one doing anything about this or saying anything about this?”
De Cadenet created @girlgazeproject on Instagram as a way to create awareness of the imbalance. Female-identifying photographers could submit work with the hashtag “#girlgaze.” They would gain exposure and get a chance to shoot an editorial for Teen Vogue.
