Photography by Kimberley Anne

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Not here to compete, here to support 🤎
Photographer, content creator + visual branding mentor
Empowering rural women & small businesses
Mumma of 2, ADHD, type B queen, far from perfect but bloody great at what I do.

What started as me posting a story on how I believe AI is destroying the humanity and originality behind artistry, and c...
12/08/2026

What started as me posting a story on how I believe AI is destroying the humanity and originality behind artistry, and creating unrealistic standards around turnaround time, turned into something much bigger because of a message that landed in my inbox.

A mum asked me what AI editing actually does to her children’s faces. Where do those images go. Who holds them.

I didn’t have a clean answer, and I’ve been sitting with it ever since.

Here’s what I keep coming back to. We would never post a photo of someone’s child without asking first. It’s just basic respect. We have model releases. We have sharing permissions. We ask.

So why is there nothing covering what happens between the shutter and the gallery.

A huge amount of our industry now runs on AI. Culling, editing, retouching. A lot of those tools upload your images to servers owned by companies you’ve never heard of, under terms almost nobody reads. And there’s no requirement anywhere for a photographer to tell you it’s happening.

AI only knows what we give it. We’re the ones giving it.

I’ll be straight about my own side of it. I have used AI software to help cull. I don’t use it to edit. Nobody made me disclose that and I never have, and that’s exactly the gap I’m talking about.

So from here, I won’t be running any images through anything without asking my clients first. Every family, every time.

Consent for AI post production should be standard practice, the same way sharing consent already is. Written down, asked upfront, easy to decline.

And if you’re a parent or consumer reading this, you’re allowed to ask your photographer this question. It’s a fair one and one I recommend.

Kim xx 🤎

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05/08/2026

I started my business with less than nothing! ✨🤎

I had no savings, no gear, no plan B.

Just a new mum, with PND, in the middle of rural WA, a baby on my hip, and a decision that I wasn’t going to wait for the “right time” that was never going to come.

We were living pay cheque to pay cheque on one income. I couldn’t buy any of the gear I needed. But if there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s being resilient. Adapting, pivoting, finding a way to make it work in spite of less than ideal circumstances.

And I did.

During a late night search while feeding, I came across Cameracorp and that scroll changed everything.

All of a sudden it was possible. I could rent my gear instead of buying it. It meant I could start, ACTUALLY start and if it didn’t work out, I could send it back.

Six years later, I’m still here. Still renting most of my most used equipment, which is allowing me to build a business far beyond I could have ever imagined.

And now, PINCH ME full circle moment, partnered with the very company that made it all possible. 🥹

I honestly can’t talk about it enough, because it genuinely changed my life. So if you’re holding back because you can’t afford to own everything yet, or need an upgrade or replacement that isn’t in the budget, you don’t have to.

Don’t let it be the thing standing between you and your potential.

Save this for the moment you need the reminder, or send it to someone you know would love an opportunity to start their dream. ✨🤎👏🏼

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I’ve sat on this one for a while because I know it’s a conversation that won’t land the same way for everyone.This isn’t...
03/08/2026

I’ve sat on this one for a while because I know it’s a conversation that won’t land the same way for everyone.

This isn’t a post against AI.

I use AI every single day. It’s an incredible tool, and I think it’s here to stay.

What this post is about is the expectations we’re creating.

We’re living in a world that expects everything faster, and I think that expectation is slowly making its way into creative industries too.

On a deeper level, my concern is about what happens when speed becomes the priority over originality.

Art has always been deeply human. It’s shaped by our experiences, emotions, intuition and perspective. Those things influence every decision we make, from the moment we press the shutter to the final edit.

Maybe one day AI will become indistinguishable from a human editor.

Maybe it won’t.

But for now, I still believe the most valuable part of any creative’s work is their fingerprint. Their originality. Their perspective.

This isn’t a judgement of photographers who choose to work differently. Every business is built differently, and that’s exactly the point.

We don’t all create the same way. We don’t all value the same things.

I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts. Do you think our obsession with faster is changing creativity for better, or for worse?

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Voting is open for the 2026 Southern Queensland Country Wedding Industry Awards 🤎If you were married after 30 June 2025,...
30/07/2026

Voting is open for the 2026 Southern Queensland Country Wedding Industry Awards 🤎

If you were married after 30 June 2025, you get a say in this one.

If we were part of your day, whether that was Love Story Celebrations, Kim | SEQLD Photographer & Visual Branding Mentor 🤍 or Asha | Gympie Wedding, Branding & Motherhood Photographer, we would be so grateful for your vote in the Collaborators category. Getting to work alongside you on your wedding day was genuinely one of the joys of this year.

For us, this nomination, as always, comes back down to our community and how exposure to our businesses through collaboration brings exposure back to our regions and all the small businesses that we call neighbours.

The link is in our stories and it takes about two minutes.
And while you are there, please vote for the other suppliers who looked after you. So many of them poured everything into your day and it means a lot to be remembered for it.

Voting closes today, Friday 31 July at 11:58pm.
Big Love xx

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Running a creative business is EXPENSIVE. I don't think anyone talks about that enough. I am literally walking around wi...
29/07/2026

Running a creative business is EXPENSIVE. I don't think anyone talks about that enough. I am literally walking around with $25,000 worth of gear, which is insane and nerve wracking.

Gear breaks. Storage fills up. Technology moves so quickly that by the time you've saved for something, there's already something newer. And when you're first starting out? It can feel impossible to justify spending thousands of dollars on equipment before you've even had the chance to build your business.

So here's something a lot of people don't realise, and I have no idea why no one talks about it. I don't actually own all of my camera bodies or lenses. I rent them.

I know that probably sounds a little unconventional, but for me it's been one of the smartest business decisions I've made. It means I know exactly what my monthly rental rate is, and if something happens or I need to upgrade, I'm not suddenly trying to find thousands of dollars at the worst possible time. Some lenses I own now, because I've had them long enough to now own them. I choose to keep upgrading my bodies as the shutter count grows, this is a choice I make to ensure I have the best, most reliable equipment for my clients.

I actually found Cameracorp about six years ago, long before this partnership ever existed. Back then I simply needed a way to access professional gear without a massive upfront investment. Six years later, I'm still renting through them because it still works for my business. It's also something I've recommended to so many photographers I mentor, because I've seen how much pressure it takes off when you're trying to build something from the ground up.

If you've been waiting until you can afford to own everything before you start, maybe this is your reminder that there are other ways to get there.

Save this for later if future you needs it. 🤎

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25/07/2026

J+B

Being trusted with moments like this never gets old. 🥹🤎

Congratulations guys. You did it in the most wholesome, intimate and genuine way that reflects exactly who you are.

Big love 🤎

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25/07/2026

Let’s talk non traditional weddings

Who says you have to spend the morning apart?

One of my favourite trends is couples choosing to get ready together. No rules. No waiting until the aisle.

From a content perspective, it’s absolute magic.
The moments are raw. The emotions are real. Nothing feels rushed or staged because you’re simply existing together.

Your wedding doesn’t have to follow tradition if tradition doesn’t feel like you.

Photographer Kim | SEQLD Photographer & Visual Branding Mentor 🤍
Venue Misty View Cottages
Jewlery Moonstone Forest
MUA Zoe | Noosa Makeup Artist
Hair stylist Teisha Parker | Bridal Hair Stylist | Sunshine Coast
Dress & veil Moon and Pearl Bridal | Wedding Dresses Sunshine Coast ✨
Couple athenamaste Anthony Ac

24/07/2026

Sobbing. No words.

If you want motherhood documented like this you won’t have to ask me twice.

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