Hamish Kippen (17 May 1987 – 21 October 2008) was a Canadian fashion photographer and former national and international junior athlete.
Born in Belfast, he emigrated with his parents and sisters Alice and Mairi to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 19 December 1989.
Educated at Jackman Junior Public School, Duke of Connaught Middle School, Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute, and finally the Image Arts program at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) between 2005 and 2007.
Kippen left Ryerson to pursue a career as a freelance fashion photographer after he won Flare magazine's Communications Award in 2007.
He was in great demand for his work with new models, and he was widely recognized to be one of the most promising photographers of his generation.