Kimberly was born in the islands of the Azores, Portugal, to American parents, then later raised in Texas and Louisiana where her family is from. At the age of fifteen she picked up a camera and thus began her love of the medium that would become her livelihood. She is currently based in Austin, Texas. Her professional career began in 1989 in the film industry, where she enjoyed a successful stint of many years, doing publicity photography for films and actors. She left her career in Hollywood in the year 2000, for reasons of conscience, and one year later put her career on hold in order to focus on being a mother to her son. Her photographs have been published in countless magazines and publications worldwide including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Premiere, Dwell, and Elle, to name just a few. Over the years she has maintained a list of clientele around the world. Her photographs are held in many private collections. After years of living in various cities including Los Angeles, New York, and Berlin, Kimberly moved back home to Texas in 2009. She now lives in the beautiful Texas hill country in Horseshoe Bay just outside of Austin, with her husband.