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Milcah Fajardo

26-year-old British-Filipino sub-editor, working in print and digital, with experience as a writer, editorial designer and freelance photographer - currently based in London.

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Clash Magazine •

SZA Is The Queen Of Features

After five patient years, SZA has finally released the Deluxe version of her second studio album, 'Ctrl'.

Now, we all remember when the original 'Ctrl' dropped back in 2017 - after all, it was a pivotal moment for contemporary R&B. And - if you were anything like me - you had that album constantly playing on rotation. But no matter how great an album is, there’s only so often you can replay it over and over again before you need a break from it. That’s not to say we need a break from her music,
gal-dem •

How Filipino nurses became the forgotten victims of the pandemic

In a midst of a global pandemic, marginalised communities within the NHS are feeling more vulnerable than ever before.

Since the beginning, Covid-19 infection and death rates have been higher among Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups. But behind the ‘BAME’ acronym that represents datasets relating to those demographics, what hasn’t been conveyed is that there’s been a particularly high death rate among Filipino frontline workers.

While the Filipino community may appear small and quaint in
Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews •

The 1975's 19 Best Tracks - The Definitive Verdict | Features

The 1975 elude categorisation. The Mancunian four-piece have embraced the eroding margins of pop music and an era of excess, continuing to blur and blend an eclectic mix of influences and stylistic digressions across all of their four studio albums. Assembling a cult fanbase in thrall to their expression of emo-tinged existential dread, bare-boned confessionals with stadium-sized ambitions, The 1975 have thrilled and polarized in equal measure.

In anticipation of the The 1975’s fifth album ‘Bei
Heroica Website •

The Rise of Spiking in Clubs — Heroica Women

To women of all ages and all marginalised genders affected by the recent spiking endemic, I ask you this: how do you simply go about processing the news as normal lately when all the media concludes that your safety is clearly not a priority in society?

While my question is a rhetorical one, it does stand as an important thing to ask yourself if you are currently struggling to articulate your emotions on the subject. Living as a woman right now is frightening, and all the news surrounding these
reclamation magazine •

Don’t Yuck My Yum

If you are on TikTok or Instagram, I’m sure you’ve come across at least a dozen mouth-watering cooking videos and tutorials on your daily feed that make even the most daunting dishes seem achievable.

I follow a lot of Asian food content creators on social media for inspiration on what to cook next. However, since the growth of food content creators, I’ve learned that so many of these cooks I follow have experienced the same thing as I did growing up.

Social media is known for unlocking our chi
Riposte •

Friendship Love — Riposte

Over the pandemic many of us questioned whether our friendships would withstand the enforced separation of the numerous lockdowns we collectively went through.

Some made it, some didn’t.

And that, quite binary distinction, seems to sum up the two common types of friendships we experience. Some friendships survive regardless of how long it’s been since we last spoke or saw each other whilst others demand a more regular up keep.

It is the low maintenance friendship that feels like real love to

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Cover headlines I've written for Fabulous Magazine

An article written for De Montfort University's student-run Demon Magazine

A review and features I've written and designed using a combination of Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, and Illustrate

Photography

A promotional shoot with Bounty Rum and Leicester cocktail bar, 33Cankstreet, 2021

BLM Portsmouth March, 2020

Portsmouth College music students playing their final-year gig, 2018

BLM Leicester Protest, 2020

The Neon Series: an editorial portrait shoot experimenting with colour and lighting, 2019-2020

Wedding photography for Zoe & Sergiel, 20

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