Matilde Simas's Contact Details

Matilde Simas's Company Details

Capture Humanity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States • 3 Employees
Photography

Currently living in Boston, Matilde is a storyteller, educator, and the founder of Capture Humanity. Interested in the intersection of art, audience engagement and social change, Matilde leverages the power of visual storytelling to inform, provoke discussions, and inspire action. She achieves this by public speaking and exhibiting her work in museums, galleries, and public spaces. Her work on human trafficking has been widely exhibited by varies UN agencies. Matilde's work has led to collaborations with many community-based organizations including Freedom for All, Voice of the Free Philippines, ChildVoice Uganda and HAART Kenya. In 2019, Matilde was awarded a UNICEF Picture of the Year and she also emerged the winner of the 2019 Social Cause International Photography Award from the Lucie Foundation. Beyond photography, Matilde is passionate about volunteering and traveling. When she doesn't have a camera in her hands, it's probably because she's planning her next journey.Currently interesting in working an academic setting with researching to develop ethical visual storytelling.