Awards and Press
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AWARDS
VOICE COMPETITION – FINALIST MULTIPLE TIMES
1ST PLACE – RANGEFINDER BEST FRIENDS CONTEST
ONE OF THE TOP PHOTOGRAPHERS TO WATCH 2017 – click
1ST PLACE – MAGNOLIA ROUGE, FAMILY CATEGORY
CLICK TO SEE FULL LIST OF AWARDS AND PRESS HERE:
2014 – FEB 2018
- 2014 VOICE Digital Print Competition: Two finalist images out of 8,000 entries. ”In Mama’s Arms”, Newness finalist and “Laughing Horse”, Outtake finalist.
- Let The Kids Dress Themselves family photo session on film, March 2015.
- 2015 VOICE Collection: 208 finalists chosen out of 18,000 entries. “Solitude in San Juan”, Street Finalist Gallery, August 2015.
- Lemonade & Lenses November Film Publication – featured photographer,”Using Film for Family Photo Sessions“, November 2015.
- Clickin’ Moms Blog, “Near or Far, 8 Ways to Photograph your Family Adventures“, January 2016.
- Click Magazine, “Light Trick: Consistently Stylish” feature, March/April Edition 2016.
- 1st Place in Rangefinder Magazine’s Best Friends Contest, “Dog Days of Summer”, featured in March Issue 2016.
- Merit of Recognition, NAPCP 2016 International Image Competition, “Content with Mom”, Newborn Category, January 2016.
- Let the Kids, “A Month on the Lake with film photographer Kim Hildebrand”, June 2016.
- Wildling Magazine, “Wild Abandon” photography essay, Volume 5, June 2016.
- Clickin’ It Old School, “Toy Camera Tuesday” feature, August 2016.
- Click Magazine, “18 Instagram Users you should be following but aren’t“, August 2016.
- 2nd Place in Lemonade & Lenses’ Summer 2016 International Image Contest, Newborn Category.
- Named One of the Top Photographers to Watch in 2017 by Clickin Moms, February 2017.
- Featured in Mozi Magazine film issue, February 2017.
- Click Blog, “6 Things I’ve Learned After Closing the Studio“, February 2017. Featured in Click Magazine March/April issue, 2017.
- Wildling Magazine, Volume 9, “The Thrifty Life”, July 2017. – add blog post and screenshots!
- Shoot Along Spotlight Interview feature Kim Hildebrand, September 2017.
- Taught “Great Light Anywhere: Achieving A Natural Look in Lifestyle Photography with Artificial Light” at Click Away, Amelia Island, FL, February 2018.
- Shoot it with Film, New York City film feature, February 2018.
- 2nd Place, NAPCP February 2018 International Image Competition, “Family Pet” – Toddler Category.
APRIL 2018 – CURRENT
- 1st Launch of Kim’s Lighting for Lifestyle Flash Course for In-Home Photographers, April 2018.
- Lumopro feature, Ambassador Interview with Lifestyle Photographer Kim Hildebrand, May 2018.
- Shoot it With Film, Using the Zone System to Meter Film, July 2018.
- Shoot it With Film, Using Flash with Film for In-Home Lifestyle Photography, July 2018.
- Co-Founder and Instructor at Film Camp , film family photo retreats, 2018 – 2022.
- Dec 2019. 2018 VOICE Collection: 48,000 entries. “Determination” Strength Finalist, January 2019.
- 1st place Magnolia Rouge Photo Awards, Winner Family Category, March 2019.
- Photo Feature in NAPCP Inspired Magazine, Family Issue, April 2019.
- Feature story on PPA Blog, “Posing Families for Real”, April 2019.
- Feature story in PPA Magazine, “Homemade, How Kim Hildebrand found her niche in in-home family portraits”, May 2019.
- Feature story in NAPCP Inspired Magazine about Film and Hybrid Photography, Sept. 2019.
- 2019 VOICE Collection: over 40,000 entries. ”Reflections of Paradise” Perspective Finalist, November 2019.
- Taught 2 classes at Click Away Atlanta: “Intro to Film” and “Family is Home” classes, March 2020.
- Image Salon Podcast, “Slow Down, Shoot Film”, recorded March 2020.
- Created Click Photo School Online Self-Paced course: “The FUNtographer Experience”, August 2023.
- Canvas Rebel Meet Kim Hildebrand feature, October 2023.
- This Can’t Be That Hard Podcast: “Adding Flash to your In-Home Portrait Toolkit with Kim Hildebrand”, January 2024.
- Richard Photo Lab feature: “Illuminating Spaces: Indoor Lifestyle Photography with Kim Hildebrand”, January 2024.
- Photographers Create with Alison Hatch: “Taking the Fear out of Off-Camera Flash” , May 2024.
- Rangefinder online article: “Four Tips for a Father’s Day Photoshoot Dad Will Look Forward To”, June 2024.
- Alli & Callie Artcast Interview, July 2024.
- Redfin article for new residents of Coeur-d-Alene, ID: “Discovering Coeur d’Alene, Idaho: Can’t-Miss Bucket List Activities“, August 2024.
- The Art & Soul Show Podcast Interview with Lisa at The Milky Way, “Slow Down & Tune In : Photographing Families with Intention”, April 2025.
KIM MANAGES TO BLEND ART WITH REALITY.
KRISTIN – MOM OF 2
Kim Hildebrand
Photographer & Online Educator since 2007
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