Kimberly Paynter

Photographer

Kimberly Paynter has been a staff photographer and videographer for the WHYY newsroom since 2012. A Philadelphia native, she grew up watching WHYY, and aimed to work in public media as she studied documentary production at the University of the Arts. When not shooting photos, she spends time tending her garden and studies classical music.

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The Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby participants attempt to ride through the mud pit at the end of the parade. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

2015 Kinetic Sculpture Derby [photos]

The Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby is an annual neighborhood parade showcasing elaborate, moving art on human-powered machines. It co ...

9 years ago

Members of fire fighter lieutenant Craig's family place flowers on the stone that bears her name. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Sacrifice of fallen Philly heroes marked with tears and tributes [photos]

Philadelphia police officers and firefighters killed in action were honored Wednesday at the annual Living Flame Memorial Service Wednesd ...

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Patsy explains the 'dos and don'ts' of spending vacation time at the Jersey Shore. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Patsy learns how money and ethics influence Philadelphia politics

Dave Davies gives Patsy her final Philadelphia mayor’s race vocabulary lesson. How does “street money” affect ...

9 years ago

What the heck is a super PAC? Patsy considers a hypothetical mayoral run [video]

The “South Philly stoop lady” corners WHYY senior political reporter Dave Davies at a South Philadelphia restaurant and ...

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Dave Davies and Patsy talk at the bus stop.

Patsy learns about ‘pay to play,’ vows to end ziti influence peddling

Patsy is back with more questions about Philadelphia politics. This time she askes Dave Davies about “pay to play” — s ...

9 years ago

Patsy asks Dave Davies to explain ward leaders. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Dave Davies schools Patsy on ‘feudal barons’ of Philly politics [video]

In the first installment of a series, “South Philly stoop lady” Patsy follows WHYY’s senior political reporter Dave Dav ...

9 years ago

Josh Harle-Mould tattoos a sacred heart on Louis Odon's chest. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Annual tattoo convention brings noted artists, and stories told in ink [photos]

Body art enthusiasts from across the region attended the 17th annual Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention this past weekend. Visito ...

9 years ago

Actors who've appeared in the hit television show 'The Wire' share their experiences with young performers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

‘The Wire’ actors give real-world advice to N. Philly performance students [video]

Young students of the performing arts were invited to Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in North Philly to participate in a discus ...

9 years ago

Pure Design will exhibit a piece based on the Disney movie Aladdin at the 2015 Flower Show. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

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Lights, camera, Flower Show! [photos]

The Philadelphia Flower Show is less than a month away, and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society kicked off flower show season with a p ...

9 years ago

Borum, age 3, memorialized at Overbrook Presbyterian Church. She was shot in the chest having her hair braided on her porch in Philadelphia's Grays Ferry neighborhood in Summer 2014. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

‘Memorial to the Lost’ honors the 203 Philly homicide gun victims of 2014 [photos]

Overbrook Presbyterian Church installed more than 200 crosses with colorful T-shirts, each bearing the name of one of Philadelphia’ ...

9 years ago

Jess Conda plays Shirley, left, and is seduced by three vagabond clowns played by Rob Cutler, Tabitha Allen, and Justin Rose in Always Coming Soon: The Future. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Vagabond clowns entice the audience at Painted Bride [video]

Rock ‘n’ roll cabaret “Always Coming Soon: The Future,” returning to Philly this weekend, deliberately challenges ...

9 years ago

Then and Now: Reading Terminal Market [photos]

The Reading Terminal Market in Center City Philadelphia has been part of the Philadelphia scene since the 1890s. More than a market, the ...

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