About Me

Kirsten Gilliam is a native Houstonian who began her journey in 2012.

Photography was a hobby for Kirsten until 2013 when she moved to Brooklyn. During her time in New York she freelanced for Macy's, various blogs, and online magazines while working full-time as a server, and ultimately event manager, for the NoMad hotel. She returned to Houston in early 2015 and launched her own photography business in 2016. Her industry focused work has taken her all over the country traveling with chefs and shooting events. In addition to eating and drinking for fun, she loves to spend her spare time traveling the world and documenting her adventures.

Her work has been
published in:

CultureMap Houston
Eater: Houston
Eater: New York
Food and Wine
Houstonia
Houston CityBook
The Houston Chronicle
Houston Press
Local Magazine
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: A New York City Holiday Tradition
Modern Luxury Houston
PaperCity Houston
Punchdrink.com
Texas Cocktails by Nico Martini
Texas Monthly.com
Thrillist
Wine Enthusiast


She was selected as a finalist for My Table Magazine's June/July 2016 "Feast Your Eyes" competition. She also worked as the official photographer for the 2016-2020 Indie Chefs Week series in Austin, NYC, LA, Houston, New Orleans, Denver, Portland, OR, Portland, ME, and Washington, DC.

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