Hi, I'm Peyton!
As a first-year journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin, Peyton Sims is determined to make a change for the better through the passion she has for her career. Prior to college, Peyton was the editor-in-chief of her high school publication The Tiger Times. She’s involved in multiple on-campus organizations including The Daily Texan Life&Arts department and photo staff while also being the head photographer for ORANGE Magazine. When she’s in her hometown of Texarkana, Texas, she also works at Four States Living Magazine as a photographer and writer. Peyton started her own photography business in 2020 called Photos by Peyton which is open for business.
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AWARDS
Association of Texas Photography Instructors
-TEXAS IMAGEMAKER
-1ST, ADVANCED TRAVEL
-1ST, ADVANCED MULTIMEDIA
-1ST, ADVANCED NATURE
-1ST, PHOTO STORY
-1ST, ADVANCED THEMATIC
-2ND, STUDENT LIFE
-2ND, PORTRAIT
-2ND, SPORTS REACTION
-2ND, DOCUMENTARY
-3RD, STUDENT LIFE
-HONARABLE MENTION, (X12)
Texas Association of Journalism Educators
-SUPERIOR, STUDENT LIFE
-EXCELLENT, PORTFOLIO
-EXCELLENT, PORTRAIT
-1ST, CREATIVE PORTFOLIO
-2ND, SMARTPHONE PHOTO
-H.M., BLACK AND WHITE
-H.M., OPEN COLOR PHOTO
-EXCELLENT,FEATURE STORY
-EXCELLENT,FEATURE STORY
-EXCELLENT, NEWS STORY
-EXCELLENT, NEWS PAGE DESIGN
-H.M.,FEATURE STORY
-H.M.,ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE
-H.M.,PRINT NEWS STORY