Hi! I'm Laura. I'm a freelance writer based in Austin, Texas. My work has mostly appeared in WIRED and Hyperallergic, but I've also had bylines in The Guardian, The Atlantic, Texas Monthly, BBC Travel, Dwell, Artsy, and the Paris Review Daily.

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I have a master's degree in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU and a bachelor's degree in painting. When I'm not working or wrangling my two young kids, I love to read, draw, and cook. 

ARTICLES AND FEATURES

• Do You See Me Now? Psychology, Photography and the Mobile Age [WIRED.com]

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• Why We All Take the Same Travel Photos” [WIRED.com]

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• How Photos Fuel the Spread of Fake News [WIRED.com]

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• The Consequences of Publishing Leaked Photos [WIRED.com]

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• Why Photos of President Trump Are Agressively Boring [WIRED.com]

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• How That Magical Jack Dorsey-Alex Jones Photo Happened [WIRED.com]

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• ​How Photojournalists Are Documenting the Coronavirus Crisis [WIRED.com]

PHOTO ESSAYS

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• America's Obscene Wealth, in Pictures [WIRED.com]

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• The Subversive Women Who Self-Publish Novels Amid Jihadist War [WIRED.com]

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• Out on the Texas Ranch Where Scientists Study Death [WIRED.com]

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• A Cross-Country Road Trip, Courtesy of Google Street View [WIRED.com]

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• Auschwitz Photographs Hidden from the Nazis Are Given New Life in Color [Artsy.com]

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• The Shopping Malls and Big Box Stores Gutted by E-Commerce [WIRED.com]

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• 15,000 UFO Enthusiasts Space Out Hard in Roswell [WIRED.com]

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• All Aboard Air Koryo, North Korea's Fleet of Ancient Soviet Planes [WIRED.com]

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• These Concrete Relics in Arizona Helped Satellites Spy on the Soviets [WIRED.com]

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• Powerful Images From Female Photographers at the Women's March [WIRED.com]

CONTACT

Have a cool story idea or want to commission me for your publication? Please say hello!

lcmallonee@gmail.com