Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I am going to take tomorrow.
— Imogen Cunningham
Joanna Kimball
I was eight years old when my grandfather, who was a Boston press photographer and reporter, handed me a Rolleiflex medium-format camera and told me to go play. The first picture I took was of my dog.
Thirty-some years later, that’s still pretty much how I approach life. Photography is my connection to the world, and I am drawn to the things that make our lives perfectly imperfect – silly, exasperating, exhausting, uplifting, glorious, and joyful. Dogs, cats, kids, events big and small, main streets and back roads. I am a fine art photographer, strongly influenced by studying the history of photography and early photographic processing techniques. I was trained in the darkroom and incorporate film work into each commissioned session. You’ll see me using that very same Rolleiflex, in fact.
A lifelong native of New England, I spent my childhood with my sisters, riding my pony through the woods, always with a dog or two tagging along – and, on several very memorable occasions, accompanied by a couple of goats. I studied biology, literature, theater, theology, and church history in college and then graduate school. My photographic work is informed by my love of New England and by that diverse background, and I love finding surroundings that tell the story of the personal history and depth of my subjects. I want the families I photograph to resonate with and connect to every aspect of their photos.
I donate at least 10% of all sales to animal- and family-related charities. I also support the local arts where I live, which is why our prints are made at a local gallery printer and why we use local master framers rather than mass-production companies.
Thank you for your interest in our photography.
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Honour Kimball is the world’s best second shooter, assistant, dog wrangler, baby soother, and film nut. She’s a national award-winning photographer, having won the prestigious Sony ImageMakers competition in the Portrait category at the age of sixteen. She’s classically trained in the darkroom, and is drawn to pure documentary photojournalism. You’ll see her capturing beautiful unguarded moments and details throughout the day.