Anna Rose Layden is a photojournalist currently based in Washington, DC.

She documents conflict and change in contemporary American life while focusing on government, striving to frame intimacy and humanity against political backdrops. Originally from Oahu, she is a hula haumana and dreams of running the Honolulu Marathon.

Please direct assignment inquiries to annaroselayden@gmail.com

Instagram: @annaroselayden

Clients

The New York Times, Reuters, Getty Images, Bloomberg, European Pressphoto Agency, NPR, United Press International, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, Politico

Credentials

White House Hard Pass

Senate Press Photographers Gallery (Capitol Hill)

Membership

White House News Photographers Association

Asian-American Journalists Association

Recognition

AAJA Excellence in Photojournalism 2025 – Single Photo

WHNPA Eyes of History Still Contest 2025 – Domestic News, 3rd Place

Women Photojournalists of Washington Exhitibition – 2022, 2023, 2024