User:Kimberlyselden

Kimberly Kealohapāu`ole Selden grew up in the Valley of southern California. Her family was artistic, and Kimberly naturally developed an eye for beauty. She served in the U.S. Navy before being discharged as a disabled veteran. Two years later in 1996 she was diagnosed with multiple Sclerosis. . She moved on to a successful career as a Marketing Executive in Los Angeles, which she had to leave in October 2003 because of her advancing disability. Her dream, beginning with her first visit in 1992, was to someday live in Hawaii. That dream was realized when she and her husband moved to those lovely islands in 2004.

By that time, she had developed a love for photography. She realized that what she saw through the lens of a camera was different than what most people saw. She seemed to be able to convey a story with a single picture.

After moving to Hawaii, Kimberly realized that her disease was progressing, and that her vision was being affected. She became depressed, but the beauty she saw through the lenses of her cameras helped lift her from that darkness. She realized that she had been given a gift—one that she must share with others. Though her vision was deteriorating, she persisted in recording the wonder of her beautiful home with her camera.

She successfully produces and markets her photography through Kealoha Selden Photography. A gallery of her works is available at www.kimberly-selden.artistwebsites.com.

Kimberly is a gifted fine art photographer; her work shows great depth and emotion, which is what classifies her as a true fine art photographer. Kimberly's passion is to capture everything that is unique and individual, discovering the beauty that God has created for us to see and how He sees it.

Quote: Kimberly Selden's photography reveals to the perceptive viewer an innermost joy of life. As an artist, Kimberly’s photographs quietly capture nature’s most sensual lines and textures, and transform them into new worlds of feeling. Her images remind the artist in each of us to examine and reflect on our own aesthetic values from moment to moment. She is truly and passionately committed to seeking the very deepest meaning in her search for nature’s secrets. ~J. Glen Henry, Executive Director VSA Oklahoma 2010

As her disease has progressed, Kimberly has come to realize that resources for disabled individuals are not easily accessible. This realization led her to found Hawaii Helps Disabilities, a non-profit whose vision is tremendously comprehensive. She believes a centralized database, readily accessed, and easily searched, is merely a place to begin. She, along with her Board, are working with State officials and with other community organizations to provide the assistance and support that will allow disabled individuals to participate as equal members of our society.

In addition to her photography and work for the disabled, Kimberly is authoring her 1st book.