Hello!

I'm Kylie, and I'm a photojournalist currently working at The Baltimore Banner as part of the 2023-2024 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship program.
I'm drawn to photojournalism because of an innate curiosity to understand our world and the people in it. I hope to find the extraordinary in ordinary life and show that everyone has a story worth sharing. As a Chinese adoptee, themes of belonging, identity and place are central to my storytelling.
Prior to joining the Banner as a fellow, I freelanced from my home in southeastern Massachusetts and was an intern at The Seattle Times and The Texas Tribune.
In May 2022, I graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in communication. I'm a proud member of Asian American Journalists Association and Diversify Photo Up Next.
You can find my resume here.
Photo by Chase Sutton
Distinctions
2023
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AAJA Excellence in Photojournalism, Single Photo (works produced in 2022) – 1st Place
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AAJA Student Excellence in Photojournalism (works produced in 2022) — 1st Place
2022
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Eddie Adams XXXV Workshop Mint Team IT faculty member
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College Photographer of the Year – Sports Action, Award of Excellence
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AAJA Student Excellence in Photojournalism (works produced in 2020), 1st place and Runner Up
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NPPF Sony's Photojournalism Scholarship recipient
2021
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Eddie Adams XXXIV Workshop student participant
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Recipient of Jim Dietz Scholarship
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College Photographer of the Year – General News, Award of Excellence
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Lenfest Next Generation Fund award recipient
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Essential Work 2020: A Community Portrait exhibition
Displayed at the James A. Michener Art Museum
March 19 - July 11
Clients include
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Seattle Times
The Boston Globe
The Texas Tribune
The Baltimore Banner
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