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AWARDS & HONORS

As a producer of award-winning imagery, I pride myself on being one of the leading Hilton Head photographers. Here are some of the honors I’ve earned over my 20+ year career.

AWARD WINNING IMAGES

Hilton Head & Bluffton Portrait Artist Kellie McCann Photography enters her international travel images annually into the Professional Photographers of America's International Print Competition.  Her award winning travel photography images can be viewed below.

Untold Story

Portrait of a Vietnam market vendor, Hoi An, Vietnam

Middle Eastern Wisdom

Portrait created of a man at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, India.

Market Day

Vendor walks the streets in the historic district of Hoi An, Vietnam.

Hiding Behind the Hands of Time

Unstagged portrait captured while creating portraits in a small village Granada, Nicaragua.

Eye of Innocence

Portrait of a child as she waits for her mother who is picking trash at the landfill in Nicaragua.

Lost Soul

Portrait of Oscar, aka "Baygone" in the landfill, Nicaragua. The bottle contains shoe glue, a powerful substance that is often 'huffed' by young boys and men to forget their hunger or depression. I created portraits of Baygone over a 4 year time...he had passed before my fifth return to the landfill.

Afircan Child

Portrait of a 3 year old in a small village of Kisumu--Nairobi, Africa.

Child of Cristo Rey

Portrait of a young boy as he eats in front of a tin home in the slum of Cristo Rey just outside of Managua, Nicaragua.

Awards and Professional Recognition

Kellie McCann, CPP, BFA, is an award-winning portrait photographer and active member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), Georgia Professional Photographers Association (GPPA), and Professional Photographers of South Carolina (PPSC). With over two decades of experience, her work has been recognized at both state and national levels for artistic excellence and professional achievement.

Career Highlights & Achievements

  • 2021 Master of Photography Degree
  • 2018 Certified Professional Photographer, CPP, PPA
  • 2018 Hilton Head Monthly Readers' Choice Award 2018 --Bluffton's Favorite Business Photographer
  • 2018 PPA Merit Collection "Hiding Behind the Hands of Time", Portrait Category (see below)
  • 2017 Hilton Head Monthly Readers' Choice Award 2017 --Bluffton's Favorite Business Photographer
  • 2017 SEPPA Merit Image "Eye of Innocence", Portrait Category
  • 2017 PPA Merit Collection "Eye of Innocence", Portrait Category (see below)
  • 2016 PPA Merit Collection "African Child", Portrait Category (see below)
  • 2016 PPA LOAN Collection "Lost Soul", Portrait Category (see below)
  • 2016 PPA LOAN Collection "Child of Cristo Rey", Portrait Category (see below)
  • 1993 Recipient Eddie Adams Workshop (1/100 students accepted based on portfolio)
  • 1993 BFA Professional Photographic Arts & Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
  • 1992 Internship at Ganette Rochester Newspapers, Rochester NY Press awards

Recognized For Excellence In

  • Fine Art Portraiture
  • Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
  • Travel Photography
  • International Photographic Competition (IPC)
  • Merit and Loan Collection with PPA
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