Sok Lin
Master of Arts (MA)
Mass Communication & Journalism,
The University of Iowa, USA, 2003
Commercial Photographer, Studio DL
Expertise in Lifestyle, Portraiture, Editorial, Commercial Photography
Photography is communication; and the voice of people and merchandise is the detail Sok Lin delivers incredibly well in her photographic images. Hers is a journey from passion to profession and along the way, perfecting the art of listening and interpreting.
An active commercial and fine-arts photographer at Studio DL, Sok Lin’s craft is beyond the pitch of retail photography. Her work is a visual thread of honesty and artistry. A photographic statement that is felt when seen.
Sok Lin’s early days as a photojournalist with Iowa City Press-Citizen has influenced her veristic documentary of humanity. Vividly unfolding the human story, her musings with the camera also shows the way nature paints a narrative.
EXHIBITIONS
Realizing Dreams Photo Exhibition, IDEAS Academy, New Zealand Official Residence, 2016
Hospis Malaysia Photo Exhibition: Palliative Care Awareness Campaign, Publika, 2014
Women’s Aid Organization #NoExcuseForAbuse Photo Exhibition, Publika, 2014
Dreaming Kitchen: Flavor of Asia Photo Exhibition, UNESCO Asian-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), Seoul, Korea, 2008
World Press Photo & Asia-Europe Forum group exhibition on “Migration”, Amsterdam, Hanoi & Singapore, 2004
World Press Photo & Asia-Europe Forum, Young Photographers' Documentary Photography Workshop, Amsterdam, 2003
Young Portfolio Acquisitions 2003, Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts, Japan, 2003
Associated Press DiverseVisions VIII Photojournalism Workshop, New Jersey, 2002
Solo Exhibition, Older American Month, Iowa City Senior Center, Iowa, 2001
AWARDS
Malaysia Silver Effie Award, #NoExcuseForAbuse, Women’s Aid Organization, 2014
Malaysia Gold Effie Award, WWF Earth Hour Campaign, 2009
Finalist, Photographer’s Forum’s Best of College Photography Annual, USA, 2001
Iowa Press Photographers Association (IPPA) 2001
Feature (1st place), Pictorial (1st place), Portrait (1st place), Photo Essay (3rd place)
Iowa Press Photographers Association (IPPA) 2000
Photo Essay (3rd place)
Fuji Scholarship, National Press Photographer Association (NPPA) Women in Photojournalism Conference, Texas, 2001
Finalist, National Juried Photo Exhibition, Kreft Center for Arts, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2001
Ruth and Morris Zweiban Memorial Journalism Scholarship, University of Iowa, 1999
Mariko Mizuhara Award for Cross Cultural Understanding, University of Iowa, 1998