She began her career in photography in 1992 where she created photographic artwork for Album and CD covers. Amanda, just like most young women, found her passion and love in horses as she was growing up around the agricultural parts of Michigan. By jeans and the Cowboy boots were still a not so ordinary part of her wardrobe, just like it is today, and her love of the west began to bloom. Amanda travelled to California in 1994 where she began shooting for the Western Circuit of the PRCA and the Bulls Only Rodeo, through 2005. She shot rodeo on the professional circuit in the western states for 9 years. In 1994, Amanda gained nationwide recognition for her piece that was placed first in the National Color Awards. It is in the same year that created her first piece of Western Photographic Art called "After the Ride."