Work samples

  • Kick. Push. Coast.
    Kick. Push. Coast.

    Kick. Push. Coast (2023)

    Minolta X-700

    Kodak Gold 200

  • Get Cracking III
    Get Cracking III

    Get Cracking II (2025)

    Minolta X-700

    Fujifilm 400

  • Lovers @theFunction
    Lovers @theFunction

    Lovers @theFunction

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak 400

  • Passage Payment
    Passage Payment

    Passage Payment (2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 200 Gold

About Sim

I am a Baltimore-based photographer who uses 35mm film and digital photography to capture everyday moments. My work is inspired by artists such as Carrie Mae Weems, Ernest Withers, Roy DeCarava, and Pete Eckert. I use my artistic practice to navigate and manage my anxiety and as an exercise in gratitude.

Following a handful of eye surgeries and a corneal transplant, photography is my way of honoring fleeting moments, focusing not on technical perfection but on the joy of noticing,… more

Bless These Hands

My film is a solo project displaying the labor and artistry that goes into creating a meal. By the end, I hope for audiences to love the whole process of cooking as much as I do and to acknowledge the work it takes to feed and nourish people.

  • BTHZine

    Bless These Hands: Stories from full bellies and even fuller hearts

    An accompanying zine

  • Bless These Hands

    My film is a solo project that showcases the labor and artistry that go into creating a meal. By the end, I hope for audiences to love the whole process of cooking as much as I do and to acknowledge the work it takes to feed and nourish people.

Crab Fest

Quintessential Summer in Baltimore 

  • Main Attraction
    Main Attraction

    Main Attraction (2025)

    Minolta X-700

    Fujifilm 400

  • Get Cracking
    Get Cracking

    Get Cracking (2025)

    Minolta X-700

    Fujifilm 400

  • With Friends
    With Friends

    With Friends (2025)

    Minolta X-700

    Fujifilm 400

  • Get Cracking II
    Get Cracking II

    Get Cracking (2025)

    Minolta X-700 

    Fujifilm 400

  • Say Cheese
    Say Cheese

    Say Cheese (2025) 

    Minolta X-700 

    Fujifilm 400

  • Seat at the Table
    Seat at the Table

    Seat at the Table (2025)

    Minolta X-700

    Fujifilm 400

  • Bubbles
    Bubbles

    Bubbles (2025)

    Minolta X-700

    Fujifilm 400

  • Just Dessert
    Just Dessert

    Just Dessert (2025)

    Minolta X-700

    Fujifilm 400

Double Exposure

  • Double Exposure I
    Double Exposure I

    Double Exposure I (2025)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 400

  • Double Exposure II
    Double Exposure II

    Double Exposure II (2025)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 400

  • Double Exposure III
    Double Exposure III

    Double Exposure III (2025)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 400

  • Double Exposure IV
    Double Exposure IV

    Double Exposure IV (2025)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 400

  • Double Exposure V
    Double Exposure V

    Double Exposure V (2025)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 400

One Last Goodbye

This project documents my most recent trip to Nigeria and captures moments leading up to and during my grandmother's funeral.

  • Celebration of life I
    Celebration of life I

    Celebration of Life I (March 2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 200 Gold

  • Celebration of Life II
    Celebration of Life II
  • Celebration of Life III
    Celebration of Life III

    Celebration of Life III (March 2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 200 Gold

  • Passage Payment
    Passage Payment

    Passage Payment (March 2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 200 Gold

  • Final Goodbye
    Final Goodbye

    Final Goodbye (March 2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak 200 Gold

  • Road to Ìlá Òràngún I
    Road to Ìlá Òràngún I

    Road to Ìlá Òràngún I (March 2024)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Colorplus 200

  • Road to Ìlá Òràngún II
    Road to Ìlá Òràngún II

    Road to Ìlá Òràngún II (March 2024)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Colorplus 200

  • Road to Ìlá Òràngún III
    Road to Ìlá Òràngún III

    Road to Ìlá Òràngún III (March 2024)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Colorplus 200

  • Reunion
    Reunion

    Reunion (March 2024)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Colorplus 200

     

  • Maalu
    Maalu

    Maalu (March 2024)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Colorplus 200

A Night at the Fair

Images captured during an evening to the Maryland State Fair

  • Hydra I
    Hydra I

    Hydra I (September 2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak Porta 800

  • Hydra II
    Hydra II

    Hydra II (September 2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak Porta 800

  • Hydra III
    Hydra III

    Hydra III (September 2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak Porta 800

  • Hydra IV
    Hydra IV

    Hydra IV (September 2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak Porta 800

  • A Pair In Motion
    A Pair In Motion

    A Pair In Motion (September 2024)

    Minolta X-700
    Kodak Porta 800

A Day at Canton Waterfront

  • Picnic
    Picnic

    Picnic (June 2023)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Gold 200

  • Skipping Stones
    Skipping Stones

    Skipping Stones (June 2023)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Gold 200

  • Capturing A Moment
    Capturing A Moment

    Capturing A Moment (June 2023)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Gold 200

  • Quality Time
    Quality Time

    Quality Time (June 2023)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Gold 200

Flora

A collection of photos of various flora 

  • Flowers at the Farmers Market
    Flowers at the Farmers Market

    Flowers at the Farmers Market (2024)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Ultramax 400

  • Daffodils and Knit Caps
    Daffodils and Knit Caps

    Daffodils and Knit Caps (2022)

    Olympus XA1
    Ilford HP5 Plus

  • Palms
    Palms

    Palms (March 2024)

    Pentax PC-303
    Kodak Colorplus 200

  • Lotus Blossom
    Lotus Blossom

    Lotus Blossom (2022)

    Canon EOS T7i

  • Thorns and All
    Thorns and All

    Thorns and All (2021)

    Canon EOS T7i

  • Flora I
    Flora I

    Flora I (2021)

    Canon EOS T7i

  • Flora II
    Flora II

    Flora II (2021)

    Canon EOS T7i

"Portraits"

A collection of friends, loved ones, and strangers

  • Dreamy I
    Dreamy I

    Dreamy I (2019)

    Canon EOS T7i

  • Dreamy II
    Dreamy II

    Dreamy II (2019)

    Canon EOS T7i

  • Hidden
    Hidden

    Hidden (2020)

    Canon EOS T7i

  • Contemplative
    Contemplative

    Contemplative (2020) 

    Canon EOS T7i

  • Accordion
    Accordion

    Accordion (2022)

    Canon EOS T7i