Nadja Sayej is a writer, photographer and podcast host based in New York City. She is a contributor to the Forbes fashion section and is the host of the ArtStars Podcast. You can subscribe to her Substack here.
Nadja has interviewed over a thousand celebrities, including Cate Blanchett, Natalie Nunn, David Lynch, Marina Abramovic, Susan Sarandon, Robert De Niro, Isabella Rossellini, John Waters, Patti Smith, Salma Hayek, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jean Paul Gaultier among others.
Formerly, she has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, Barron’s Magazine and her pop culture writing and celebrity interviews have appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, W Magazine, Interview Magazine, VICE, i-D and Vanity Fair London, where she reported from film festivals, from Venice to New York, Paris Fashion Week and more.
During her 15 year career in journalism, Nadja published eight books, including Red Carpet Ho, comedic stories about being a red carpet photographer and interviewer (2022 was the 100th anniversary of the red carpet), to The Glitzerati (a photo book covering celebrities and high society with witty captions) and Paparazzi Bitch (pap photos of celebs she has taken for Backgrid, Page Six and the Daily Mail).
The Celebrity Interview Book, which includes her 21 best Q&As, and Biennale Bitch, a Gonzo comedy-travel book about covering biennales across the globe. Her most recent book is
She made headlines for conducting the first-ever jpeg interview with Douglas Coupland and has covered A-list parties, from Heidi Klum’s Halloween Party to the New York Film Festival.
She is a former art critic. In the 2010s, she ran a web TV show called ArtStars*, which ran for eight years. This led her to the entertainment industry, where she focused on the art of the celebrity Q&A and still interviews celebrities for entertainment publications like Shondaland, Vulture, The Hollywood Reporter and The Observer, among others. She was also a design and real estate writer covering luxury homes, design and architecture for Architectural Digest and Mansion Global.
Nadja is also a celebrity photographer who shot the stars up close and personal. Her photos have appeared in Vanity Fair London,The Daily Mail, and V Magazine.
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