Laura Havlin

Laura Havlin is a content strategist and editorial director with deep expertise in creative, cultural, and photographic organisations. With a focus on developing distinctive editorial visions and curating cross-platform content, she has led content innovation across institutions including D&AD and Magnum Photos. Her work spans the curation of archival materials, commissioning new narratives, and shaping digital content strategies that connect audiences with visual culture.

 

Development & Launches

 

Laura led the content strategy for the reinvention of D&AD's iconic Annual, transforming it into a digital-first experience for the first time in its 60-year history. As Senior Editor at Magnum Photos, she played a central role in launching a new editorial platform, positioning Magnum as a dynamic cultural, education and media brand.

 

Editorial & content leadership

 

Laura brings creative leadership to multidisciplinary teams across editorial, video, photography, social media, and events. Her output includes content strategy, editorial commissioning, trend analysis, and multimedia storytelling.

At D&AD, she directed content across major projects, such as the D&AD Annual and the D&AD Trend Report. At Magnum Photos, she commissioned Magnum Photographers on new photographic commissions and texts, as well as commissioning new perspectives on the vast historical archive. 

 

Writing & speaking

 

Laura’s writing on visual culture has appeared in publications including The Financial Times, AnOther Magazine, Dazed, Wallpaper*, Creative Review, WePresent, Design Week, The British Journal of Photography, Flaunt Magazine, and l’Oeil de la Photographie, among others. Recently, she wrote an essay for the book accompanying The Power and the Glory at Damien Hirst’s exhibition at Newport Street Gallery, curated by Connor Hirst (Heni Publishing, 2025).

And as a speaker and host, Laura interviewed graphic design icon Peter Saville live at Queen Elizabeth Hall during the D&AD Festival 2024.

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