Immersed in San Francisco’s vibrant music scene, Kim gained international exposure for her intimate portraits of the band Girls. Her work has since been featured in publications such as Artforum, Purple Fashion, FADER, New Yorker, New York Times, Vogue Italia, Pitchfork, Nylon, Guardian, Elle,Wired, and Rolling Stone, among many others. She has exhibited at Salon 94, The Hole, Ever Gold Gallery, Mudd Guts, and New Image Art. Kim’s work has also been the subject of multiple books and zines. In 2014 she lectured at the Aperture Foundation, New York.