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Hello!

I'm Kylie, and I'm a staff photojournalist at Reuters based in Washington, D.C.

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As a Chinese transracial adoptee, themes of found family, identity, and home are central to how I see the world.

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Previously, I was a fellow for Reuters in New York City. I was also a year-long photo fellow at The Baltimore Banner through the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship program. Before that, I interned at The Seattle Times and The Texas Tribune.

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I'm a proud member of the Asian American Journalists Association and board member of the AAJA Photojournalism Affinity Group. I'm also a member of Diversify Photo and an Eddie Adams Workshop alumnus and current faculty member. I am a FAA Part 107 licensed drone pilot. 

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I graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in communication.

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In my free time, you'll find me knitting, enjoying the outdoors, or looking for dessert.

Photo by Sydney Walsh

Distinctions

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AAJA Emerging Journalist of the Year, 2026

TIME's Top 100 Photos of the Year, 2025

CNN: The Year in Pictures, 2025

Diversify Photo Portfolio Review participant, 2024

New York Portfolio Review participant, 2024

Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow, 2023-2024

AAJA Excellence in Photojournalism, Single Photo, 2023

Eddie Adams XXXIV Workshop student, 2021

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About Me

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