Kim is a Master Photographer and Certified Professional Photographer serving the Southwest U.S. She has been a portrait artist since 2001 and is a Photographic Craftsman and member of the Professional Photographers of America, Prof. Photographers Assn. of New Mexico, the Prof. Photographers Guild of Houston, and the American Society of Photographers. Among her many awards, Kim earned Silver Photographer of the Year in 2017 and was nominated for a Grand Imaging Award in 2017.