About GT

Joseph Galliano has worked for GT since 2003, as a freelance feature writer, then deputy editor and since 2006, Editor. He studied journalism at the London College of Printing and his first publishing job was as on Retail Jeweller magazine. He has written for I-D, The Guardian, the Timesonline and, bizarrely, Bizarre. Prior to a road to Damascus conversion to journalism he was a shop girl, sound engineer, advertising sales exec and a belly dancer.

Joe Heaney started working as a journalist when a spell at the ICA made him realise a career in the arts would never cover his monthly CD buying habit*. He has been working at GT since 2002 and now edits the Arts, Music and Agenda pages. In his spare time he performs, writes and records music under the guise of Zeff. Likes: beards. Dislikes: gingerphobia.

*Sadly neither will journalism, he has since discovered.

Mark started working on magazines by playing truant from his graphics degree course in the early nineties and going to i-D magazine instead. Some of his hand-drawn typography from that time is on permanent display at the V&A. He likes lemon sorbet, Howard Hodgkin, Ibiza Old Town and the colour white. He dislikes musicals, carpet, heights, live music and aquariums. He began designing GT from issue 300 and lives in Soho with his cat Oliver.

Andrew got bitten by the travel bug at an early age and an encounter with Bruce Chatwin's In Patagonia sealed his ambition to combine travel with writing. An early career managing theatres and restaurants proved frustrating because they were always still in the same place the next day. He's still trying to find a good use for his award-winning degree in Film and Creative Writing. GT's Travel Editor for three years, he also has responsibility for the film section and when not on the 4am Stansted Express spends his time watching those DVD extras no-one else bothers with. Loves: long-haul flights. Hates: In-flight entertainment.

Ian studied womenswear design, fashion styling and illustration at the London College of Fashion. His first media role was as a freelancer for Cosmopolitan. He was the Style Director for The Local Mag prior to his appointment as Style & Grooming Editor for GT in December 2006. He was the resident stylist on Maxim and Nivea for Men’s style tour of the UK in 2004. As a freelance stylist Ian has worked for a variety of clients including: The MOBO Awards, 19 Management, Brylcreem, Toshiba, Seven Magazine, WOW Magazine, Chic Today and Quintessentially Magazine.

At Junior school Bob was fascinated by photocopiers and started a school newspaper solely to get to use one. In 1997 he started writing the fanzine Chic Alors, fuelled by a love of bedroom pop bands, he stalked bands like Bis, The Pecadiloes and Symposium. He slowly progressed to less impressive people like Beth Ditto and the Scissor Sisters. At University he served time as music editor of Leeds Student.

Hugh completed a journalism course at the London College of Communication in 2008 before, through a series of happy accidents, finding himself battling news and books in the service of GT. Prior to that, he had spent 18 months in the temping wilderness. His degree in Philosophy has convinced him that no one really understands anything, but that’s ok because neither does he. He hasn’t stopped reading since the age of eight, his trademark phrase being: “Just after I finish this page.” Likes: serendipity. Hates: uniformity.

A childhood love of Flying Saucers (the stick-to-your-tongue-all-day sweet) and licking around the bowl for left-over cake mix on cake-baking days strongly influenced Bryony's love of all things culinary. Today's passion is fed by visits to amazing eateries like Chutney Mary, Leon and Fred's Korner Kafe - variety, diversity, dysentery; a good food writer should have experienced them all. High spot so far: meeting Heston Blumenthal - what a guy!