You've been done for a while.

Done with the version of yourself that fits. Done with photographs that show someone competent but not quite real. Done with looking at your own face in a corporate profile and thinking: that’s a stranger wearing my clothes.

This is where you stop hiding.

I'm Amanda Waschevski.

I create portraits for women who are finished performing – founders, artists, leaders, and the ones who’ve never fit inside a category and stopped apologising for it. One session per day. Unrushed. No scripts. No “give me your best laugh.” Just the slow, careful work of getting past the armour until the person underneath is the one looking back at you.

The Studio

Basin Pocket, Ipswich — thirty minutes from Brisbane CBD. A quiet, private space built for one thing: helping you be seen clearly. Folk travel here from across South East Queensland and interstate.

Acknowledgement of Country

I respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners/Custodians of the land and waters on which I work and live. Tulmur has been home to the Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul people since before the beginnings of recorded European settlement and I send my respects to them. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art is an expression of people’s identity, culture, spirituality and relationships to Country. It tells stories of ceremony and creation and connects people to ancestors and kin. Aboriginal artworks are some of the oldest in the world. Please make sure you’re buying art ethically. Find out how here.

I also recognise the strengths and resilience shown by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and communities in the face of discrimination, and celebrate the continued significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contributions in shaping a shared sense of national unity and identity.