Kimberly Chisholm
Kimberly Ford Chisholm at a Juvinile Diabetes Research Foundation Event.
Profile By: Hannah Hansen “Wait, so it will be like I’m a Kardashian?!” A huge smile spread across her face, exposing a satisfied look of excitement. We no longer had to worry about invasion of privacy or finding a willing candidate: Kimberly Chisholm was willing and ready for the challenge. With an iced tea in one hand and a peach in the other, Kimberly nodded her head, exposing the streaks of pink in her otherwise blonde hair. Between bites she explored angles with excitement: A 43 year old woman contemplating Botox, what it’s like having a teenager with Type I Diabetes, a hopeless writer finding time to thrive at her computer, and life as a typical mom of three. Milling over the ideas we began to photograph her artsy space. Kimberly laughed, “ I have to warn you, I’m the most un-photogenic person alive...” Scanning the walls of realist art, we begin to crawl throughout the room, stepping over soccer balls, picture books, and a lonely guitar. Crouched on the floor photographing a pair of old roller skates, my face froze in place as the door swung open to reveal a teenage boy, muddy and sweaty from soccer, and a husband perplexed at the two strangers photographing his home. Without hesitation Kimberly glances in our direction, “ Oh this is Hannah and Nikki, they’re doing a documentary on me. We’re going to be reality TV stars!”