SPEAKERS 2024
Grain is focused on diversity rather than pure photographic thematic.
From business, inspiration through social media, and the core of our business - our speakers will provide fresh insight and cover the most relevant industry topics today.
Let us introduce the lineup of the next Grain festival and see why we're so proud to host this truly amazing bunch of talented grain in Croatia next November.
WE PROUDLY PRESENT THE LINEUP OF THE 2024 GRAIN WEDDING FESTIVAL
Jai Long
We proudly present the first Grain 2024 presenter - Jai Long. A well-known business coach and mentor coming all the way from down under to the stage of the Grain festival in Zagreb this November 5th & 6th. Is there a better educator to help us become more successful creative entrepreneurs.
As an unconventional business coach for the creative minds and business hearts, with his own thriving creative business.
His mission on the next Grain Festival in Zagreb, Croatia is to empower us to gain more confidence, reach our goals, and take control of our own adventure.
An unconventional business coach for the creative minds and business hearts, with his own thriving creative business.
Ana&Pablo Laguía
Pablo Laguía is the collaborative effort of Ana and Pablo. They have gained recognition from various publications as "one of the top photographers globally".
With over 15 years of experience in artistic and wedding photography, Pablo's exceptional work has been featured in renowned magazines. Ana has an impressive background working for prestigious fashion labels such as Stella McCartney in New York and Loewe in Madrid.
From his background in photojournalism, Pablo will share his photography passion, tips and tricks while Ana will focus on marketing topics and how to attract your ideal clients. A perfect blend, we might say... we’re eager to learn from this incredible Spanish duo...
They are named one of the top wedding photographer in the world by the Vouge
Cara Mia
Cara is a Utah-based photographer and educator. She honestly admits that in the last few years she has watched her life fall apart and slowly come back together again. What she realized through this process is that we are our own art: continuously evolving and changing at every phase. She believes it’s okay to not be okay. It’s okay to retreat and withdraw and heal. It’s okay to hustle when you need to. It’s okay to question yourself and fall out of love with photography and get burned out. It’s okay to start over. It’s all part of the creative process.
“I thrive when I’m out of my comfort zone, reinventing how I do things, and discovering new perspectives. Those risks are what helped me find my own voice as an artist and are what I’m most proud of. Not because they’re perfect—but because they make me feel something.”
Her goal at the next Grain is to empower other photographers to return to themselves, at whatever phase they’re in.
Reinventing how we do things, and discovering new perspectives
Irina & Matej
Irina and Matej are wedding and portrait photographers based in Croatia. Their photojournalistic approach collides with an editorial feel and is characterised by telling the story through emotions, candid moments, details, tones, movement and beautiful imperfections. With their eyes always drawn to clean and effortless aesthetics they are able to make every connection they photograph a bit more tangible and elegant.
Their work has been published on The Lane, The Anti-bride, Rangefinder, White Magazine, Junebug, Cosmopolitan and more. In 2017 New York Rangefinder Magazine named them one of the 30 Rising Stars of Wedding Photography.
Irina is fashion enthusiasts and Matej a passionate analog film shooter. At the Grain they will share their inspiration, their unique esthetic and approach to providing a perfect experience for their clients. Matej will also devote a part of their lecture to share his film tips and tricks…
Showcasing their unique aestethic and approach to providing a perfect experience for their clients.
Katarina Fedora
We are excited to present our first #grainfamily presenter - Katarina Fedora, a visionary photographer, known for her captivating images of dreamy weddings across Europe.
Katarina specialises in capturing the magic of multi-day weddings and her portfolio is a reflection of her distinctive style - emotional, elegant and timelessly beautiful. From intimate gatherings to outstanding celebrations, she has also immortalised the love stories of celebrities, adding another level to her work.
Katarina Fedora's talk at this edition of Grain Festival is about how she managed to significantly increase her turnover and reach her dream clients with freelance projects in the past few years.
She will share concrete guidelines that help everyone to realise the power of targeted freelance projects and how they can take our business one step further.
Concrete guidelines to realise the power of targeted freelance projects.
www.katarinafedora.com // instagram.com/katarinafedora
Joséphine Elvis
Our second #grainfamily presenter Joséphine Elvis is a London-based wedding photographer. Lover of light and people, creating bold and modern imagery. She has been published by many influential wedding blogs and named one of the top 50 wedding photographers of the UK in 2022. Joséphine admits that she had always a passion for capturing life’s special moments, love creating striking imagery and adding a bit of colour in the wedding industry.
Unlock the secrets to financial freedom while pursuing your passion for photography! This is the topic of Joséphine’s presentation. In this engaging keynote, she'll explore how to align your finances with your dream lifestyle.
Whether it's taking luxurious vacations, providing the best for your family, or how to properly save for your retirement, learn how to manage your money with confidence and ease.
Unlock the secrets to financial freedom while pursuing your passion for photography.
Stefanie Aichner
It’s time to get a videographer back on the stage of the Grain and is there a better choice then Stefanie Aichner. As @nomattertheweather_films she specialises in wedding films, while under her own name she dives into directing music videos, fashion films and commercials. Her experience in directing and shooting weddings has continuously shaped her artistic vision, making her the versatile and innovative filmmaker she is today.
Confirmation of this came this spring at WUN in Florence when she was named as best European videographer in 2024.
In Stefanie’s presentation, she will discuss the craft of filmmaking and how her experience directing commercials, fashion films, and music videos has shaped her approach to shooting weddings. She will also share a few secrets that fuel her passion for filmmaking and keep her excitement alive.
We can’t wait to see her amazing movies on a big screen of Kaptol Cinema…
A road to a versatile and innovative filmmaking.
Kate Hampson
Kate Hampson is a film only wedding photographer based in London packed with english sense of humour, so for herself she says that she is an ex-photojournalist and failed paparazzi, currently enjoying lots of wedding cake.
A punker in her soul, Kate also photograph music and editorial. An analogue anarchist since her first camera in 1981, she combine stealth documentary with joy. “My dad thinks I’m quite good and I’ve won some awards.” (we know she is good!).
Photos and the memories that live in them are the most important things in the world to her.
A title of Kate’s presentation is ‘ They never said it would be easy’.
What would you do if you couldn’t fail, and the only way left to go was up? If you said fuck it. If not you, then who? If not now, then when? Let’s carpe the fuck out of this diem. This will be a fun and sincere presentation that we much looking forward…
Let’s carpe the fuck out of this diem.
You asked and we listened… a new extra day optional workshop and session is now part of the Grain Festival! Learn and boost your portfolio with one of the best editorial photographers in the industry - Dani Rodriguez from Bring me somewhere nice. He is coming back to Zagreb and this time in a new role, where he will be part of the panel and run an optional workshop on Monday, 4th of November, with a session.
To participate in this event you need to purchase an additional ticket. Only a limited number of participants can join this extra session.
Full info and tickets for Dani’s workshop will be available soon.
EXTRA DAY WORKSHOP
Dani Rodriguez
Dani is Spanish, with a Berlin address for the last 20 years and a university degree in documentary photography. Over the last decade he has been documenting weddings for high-end clients worldwide and shooting editorials for different brands.
A big lover of minimalism and timeless elegance, he magically incorporates elements of fashion and editorial photography into weddings. His work has been published in Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, The Lane and AntiBride, just to name a few.
A discussion with selected speakers and a fresh approach to discuss the burning topics in the industry, the idea behind it is developing a dialogue often overlooked or missed, to provide more insight into the most relevant topics. We hope this concept will be an additional value to our growing Grain family and provide an even more personal approach to speakers and also give a chance to attendees to be a part of the discussion….
INDUSTRY PANEL
Tamara Shatkova
Tamara is a wedding and event planner, proud owner of Adriatic Weddings Croatia, as well as a mentor for wedding professionals.
Her experience comes from 15 years of working on raising standards in the wedding industry, creating impeccable experiences for her clients and striving for her mission: to make Croatia the premium wedding destination in Europe.
Lensel
Lensel is the news for wedding photographers. A weekly email read by over 3000 pro photographers. Run by long time wedding photographers Cameron and Julia, Lensel aims to celebrate and push the art of wedding photography everywhere.
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Nov 5&6 2023 - Zagreb, Croatia
All presentations are in a newly renovated boutique cinema, with comfortable chairs and state-of-the-art video and audio set up for a perfect experience of our speakers' presentations.