Matilde Simas is a photographer from Boston, MA. 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 galleries and public spaces.

Her efforts have led to collaborations with many community-based organizations including Freedom for All, Voice of the Free Philippines, ChildVoice Uganda and HAART Kenya. Matilde's work has appeared in the U.S. State Department TIP Report, Kenyan Directory of Service Providers for Trafficking Persons, the Guardian and others. Her photography has been showcased internationally and widely exhibited by various UN agencies. ​​​​​​ In 2017, Matilde founded Capture Humanity, an organization founded on bringing awareness to human rights issues.