I'm a writer, editor and consultant based in London with over a decade of experience spanning print and digital media. My work focuses on art, photography, design and culture, with an interest in telling stories of change, sustainability and climate justice. I’m also passionate about championing underrepresented talent and working-class creatives, using my platform to spotlight voices often overlooked in the creative industries.
Currently, I’m the deputy editor of both Port and design magazine Anima, overseeing the editorial output across the print and online editions. For tips, projects and ideas, feel free to reach me at ayla@port-magazine.com. For freelance commissions or other opportunities, contact me at aylajangelos@gmail.com.
My writing has appeared in titles such as i-D, Dazed, It's Nice That, WePresent, AnOther, 1 Granary, D&AD, Epoch, Useless Fighters, One Magazine, Crafts, Sixteen Journal, Creative Boom, Creative Lives in Progress, Whitelies, Coeval, Exit Magazine, SixtySix, The Brand Identity among others. I've penned nearly 1,000 articles for It's Nice That, which can all be read here; and everything I've written for Port can be read here.
I've also worked with a number of brands and platforms on copywriting, strategy, consultancy and research, including Adobe, Apple, Lenovo, Chanel, Ace & Tate, Anyways, It's Nice That, Directors Library and Carpenters Workshop Gallery. I'm open to paid opportunities, please get in touch if you'd like to discuss.
- “I don’t want to do anything about dying anymore”: Marina Abramović on why she’s had enough of death
- 5 photographers documenting British working-class life today
- “All you see is lazy photography everywhere”: Martin Parr in conversation with It’s Nice That
- In conversation with Samuel Ross
- Fumi Nagasaka’s gentle photographs of rural Alabama
- 8 things to know about Marina Abramović’s Great Wall Walk
- These photos are an ode to girlhood, friendship and Y2K fashion
- This exhibition is a Tumblr-inspired, neo-noir tale of modern girlhood
- The political uses of typography
- Tenmei Kanoh on his legendary series FUCK, a collection of psychedelic nudes shot at an orgy in the late-60s
- Bruce Gilden on his striking snapshots of darker side of Japan in the 90s
- Keizo Kitajima’s photographs of New York during the 80s capture a rawness that we might not ever see again
- “Creativity thrives when we feel safe”: How is the rental crisis affecting creative practices?
- Dirk Braeckman: LUSTER./
- Benedict Redgrove Photographs Mind-Blowing Spacecrafts
- Crafting Identity: How design has become a meaningful tool for self-expression
- Minimal with Maximum Impact: A Practice for Everyday Life on their 21-year journey
- In photos: life under lockdown for German teens
- I’m a fake brand, in a fake world: The secrets behind designing a great fictional brand for TV and film
- Childhood Dreams: Charlotte Mei
- An exclusive chat with photographer Chris Killip and his son – who uncovered a lost archive of an 80s punk venue
- Photos that capture the defiant spirit of Prague youth
- How Will the Coronavirus Crisis Affect Emerging Artists and Galleries?
- Rivers of Ice: An interview with photographer and explorer Klaus Thymann
- How Can Illustration Be Used as an Effective Tool for Activism?
- In conversation with Roger Deakins
- Furniture Designer Kusheda Mensah on Work, Motherhood, and What’s Next
- John Myers discusses his latest photobook – a compilation of his most notable (and boring) works shot in 1970’s Stourbridge
- Shot by a group of 10-15-year-olds, Grange Farm Book documents life on a disappearing London council estate
- 1970s Photos Immortalising the Style and Stars of Studio 54
- Jim Goldberg publishes unseen polaroids from his seminal body of work, Raised by Wolves – a documentation of marginalised youths in LA and San Fransisco
- Paris’ Women Artists, Photographed in the Intimacy of their Studios
- Secrecy and Sexuality in the Collages of Katrien de Blauwer
- Ewen Spencer: While You Were Sleeping
- “I began to question the honesty of it”: Stacy Kranitz on the flaws of documentary photography
- The history of Snake: How the Nokia game defined a new era for the mobile industry
- Mundane: A reflection over the idleness and contentment of lockdown