“Everything I see, my perception is like I’m looking through the lens of a camera. I see light because without light there would not be any photographs or moving pictures. Light is everything!”

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Keely Luke Kim is Hawaii’s first female Certified Professional Photographer (PPA).  She is a graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography with B.A. in Professional Photography.  She has produced and directed various TV trailers, commercials and music videos.

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Keely has lectured and taught seminars for the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) and the Hawaii Professional Photographers (HPP).  She directed the photo division and taught photography classes at the University of Hawaii College of Continuing Education.

Past clients include: Time Magazine, Readers Digest, Bon Appetite Magazine, Hyatt Corporation, General Motors, Meadow Gold, Davidoff, Shiseido, Kuba Awamori, The Associated Press, The Honolulu Star Bulletin and many, many more.

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Keely is also passionate about philanthropic work. She is the former President and board member for Kids Hurt Too and currently a board member for Let Grace In – both are local non-profit organizations in Hawaii.