THE LINE-UP

EUROPE’S WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 11 + 12. VIENNA, AUSTRIA

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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts with the presenters, and collectively we aim for people who inspire action with their ideas.

The theme for Vienna is NO BAD DAYS. Each presenter will interpret that theme during their 45 minute presentation.

The WUNX presenters have an even greater challenge. Their presentations entail 10 slides shown for 1 minute each, 10 minutes total.

Ana & Pablo Laguia

We are destination wedding photographers based in Spain who have been working in the industry for over the 20 past years. We have worked in many sectors including fashion and documentary respectively but nothing motivates us more than a beautiful story and meeting beautiful people. And of course on top of that creating an incredible legacy for their most special day.

Joseph Radhik

When I graduated from business school in India, little did I know where life and love would take me! Today, I count my blessings every single time I go out to shoot – those blessings include a 20 member strong creative tribe we call Stories, memories of the most noted weddings this side of the globe in the past decade, and a few international awards. While we are known for chronicling the “great Indian wedding”, I find joy in the photographs we make of the ephemeral little things that make up the big days of our lives. And while our work has gone places – including the Jimmy Fallon show! – my greatest blessing is the sheer amount of fulfillment that being a wedding photographer gives me everyday I go to “work”.

Lisa Devlin

Hey, I’m Lisa Devlin – a photographer living on the south coast of England. For over 10 years I worked as a music industry photographer, shooting for record companies and magazines. Then when my agent got married waaaay back in 2000, I shot her wedding and decided that I would become a wedding photographer. I figured that I would only have to work one day a week and I would get paid a huge amount of money. I’m still aiming for that but in the meantime, I shoot modern weddings for relaxed couples plus I shoot editorials for bridal magazines and brands. My style is a bit left of centre, a bit emotional. When I wake up on a day that I’m shooting, I always think about how lucky I am to do this job, and then I think, Now Don’t F*ck It Up!

Tasneem Alsultan

Investigative Writer/Photographer, Freelance, Middle East. Works for international media on hard news as well as long form features. Covering events for National Geographic and NYT, Tasneem’s wedding images have also been published in Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, Martha Stewart Weddings, and many international magazines. Selected as one of the 10 grantees of the Magnum Foundation/ Prince Clause/ AFAC grant in 2015, she began working on her project Saudi Tales of Love which was published in Time’s Lightbox, and later exhibited in Paris Photo, PhotoKathmandu, and among the slideshow at the prestigious Visa Pour L’Image, Perpignan in 2016. Tasneem was selected by British Journal Photography among the best 16 emerging photographers to watch, and PDN’s 30 photographers to watch in 2017. She is a finalist in the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards in Contemporary Issues. She soon joined Rawiya, the first all-female photography collective from the Middle East. In 2018 she joined the Canon Ambassador program as the program’s first Arab female photographer and was selected as as one of the 12 recipients of the Joop Master Class, part of the World Press Photo, Netherlands. In 2019, Tasneem was selected as a recipients of the Catchlight Fellowship to continue her work on Saudi women. She has also received honorable mention for the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism. Having focused her research on anthropological studies of Saudi women, Tasneem holds a Master of Art in Social Linguistics from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Linguistics from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi.

Dalibora Bijelić | WUNX

Hi, I’m Dalibora. Friends call me Daby, Dali, Dalibee. I always thought that good photography comes from the heart. From what and who you really are. I am in love with people who are not afraid to connect with me on a personal level and let me into their world. That way, my photography becomes authentic and true recording of a human story. I do not seek for perfection in my work. I seek for the real and the honest.

Aga Maru

Hi, I’m Aga. I like to overthink, but I’m happier when I choose to feel instead and I love darkness as much as I love light. I’m proud of some images I took but more than that I cherish the deep relationships that I’ve built. At home, I have a collection of rocks. They remind me of my favourite places and moments, just like my photographs. If you talk to me I’ll probably make you laugh or at least I will die trying. That’s what I also bring to my art, always trying to get people to feel something.

John Dolan

I am a photographer fascinated by the messy human drama of two families blending together on a wedding day. My career has been a blend of editorial, advertising and weddings. My clients are people who care about photography. From Gwyneth Paltrow to Ben Stiller, as well as many people in art and media, I see myself as a photographer at a wedding, rather than a traditional wedding photographer. I am a personal historian, documenting the event from an intimate point of view, almost like a guest with a really good camera. In 2021, I published The Perfect Imperfect, The Wedding Photographs of John Dolan, with Damiani Books.

Anna Gadalean

Hi, I am Anna. Photography is my outlet to inviting and bringing about a lasting beauty in this world.  Based in Barcelona Spain, I travel the globe to capture human connection and create unforgettable experiences with the couples. I am also the co-founder and art director for the EPHEMERAL content retreat for wedding photographers and a mentor.

Katharina + Katharina

WUNX Presenter

KATHARINA + KATHARINA is a Design Studio run by Alissa Katharina + Maren Katharina. We are two social butterflies who share the same middle name – Katharina. Currently we are based in Stuttgart + Antwerp. As K+K we provide strategic concepts and visual communication for people who value aesthetics. Developing and maintaining a good relationship with our collaborators + project partners are the core tasks of our Studio since we create better together.

Marq Riley

WUNX Presenter

Hello, I’m Marq Riley, a European with a British passport. Since 2011 I’ve been shooting documentary wedding photography and videos around Greece and a few other places. The last few years I’ve been localising on our adopted island of Naxos, as well as breaking into the less lucrative field of film stills photography on movie and TV sets. Proud provider of WUN videos since 2017.

Anna Ascari

WUNX Presenter

I’m Anna and I’m the founder of a wedding photographers team named Hakuna Matata Weddings. I won the WUN award as Young Photographer of the Year 2021 in Copenhagen and I am one of the organizers of the Roadie Workshops in the Dolomites. I started shooting weddings when I was already in high school so I have been doing this job for almost 9 years. At the age of 19 I set up my own business and together with a colleague we created our own company. Now we have 15 people working for us. We are based in Modena, a small town in the north of Italy, and we shoot mostly in Italy and Europe but I am proud to say that I recently photographed my first wedding in America and from now on we are officially available worldwide.

Fabio Miglio

WUNX Presenter

Hi there, I’m Fabio, I live in Italy and I shoot people for living (but not in a bad way). But how can I really introduce myself in few lines? Well, simply I can’t! I can tell you one thing though, I’m a friendly and open person so, can’t wait to meet you in Vienna and we will know each other better.

Chris Denner

WUNX Presenter

I’ve been a photographer for 23 years, and I mostly shot fashion and music photography for the first ten or so years, but quickly grew bored of it. I found it really isn’t that creative, and that really isn’t that interesting to me as I`m all about the art of it. And the pop star Lily Allen once called me a wanker on a photoshoot because she was late and I was annoyed. And whilst I may be a wanker at times, I didn’t need to hear it from her. If it bores me, it gets deleted. Photography should be about passion and feeling – if I were a band – I would be AC/DC, The Beatles or the Ramones. So get ready for the best ten minutes of your lives – oddly enough that’s not the first time I’ve said that to someone.

Maciej Suwałowski | WUNX

Hey there, I’m Magic, the ‘wizzard’ of wedding photography based in Warsaw, Poland. I specialize in capturing the joy and energy of happy people in vibrant and energetic photos. With my camera in one hand and a magic wand in the other (for purely decorative purposes, mind you), I weave spells of laughter and create unforgettable moments. I might not actually possess mystical powers, but my photography certainly has a magical touch. When I’m not behind the camera, you can find me conjuring up YouTube tutorials and educating fellow enthusiasts. Oh, and did I mention that I’m a family guy too? Balancing a camera, a wand, and a household with 4 kids is truly a magical act in itself.

Our DJ

Michael Antonia | WUNX

When I was a little kid I had 4 part time jobs and ran several small businesses to afford records. Things haven’t changed much. The Flashdance houses 6 companies and covers nearly every aspect of event production.

Katharina + Katharina

WUNX Presenter

KATHARINA + KATHARINA is a Design Studio run by Alissa Katharina + Maren Katharina. We are two social butterflies who share the same middle name – Katharina. Currently we are based in Stuttgart + Antwerp. As K+K we provide strategic concepts and visual communication for people who value aesthetics. Developing and maintaining a good relationship with our collaborators + project partners are the core tasks of our Studio since we create better together.

Marq Riley

WUNX Presenter

Hello, I’m Marq Riley, a European with a British passport. Since 2011 I’ve been shooting documentary wedding photography and videos around Greece and a few other places. The last few years I’ve been localising on our adopted island of Naxos, as well as breaking into the less lucrative field of film stills photography on movie and TV sets. Proud provider of WUN videos since 2017.

Anna Ascari

WUNX Presenter

I’m Anna and I’m the founder of a wedding photographers team named Hakuna Matata Weddings. I won the WUN award as Young Photographer of the Year 2021 in Copenhagen and I am one of the organizers of the Roadie Workshops in the Dolomites. I started shooting weddings when I was already in high school so I have been doing this job for almost 9 years. At the age of 19 I set up my own business and together with a colleague we created our own company. Now we have 15 people working for us. We are based in Modena, a small town in the north of Italy, and we shoot mostly in Italy and Europe but I am proud to say that I recently photographed my first wedding in America and from now on we are officially available worldwide.

Fabio Miglio

WUNX Presenter

Hi there, I’m Fabio, I live in Italy and I shoot people for living (but not in a bad way). But how can I really introduce myself in few lines? Well, simply I can’t! I can tell you one thing though, I’m a friendly and open person so, can’t wait to meet you in Vienna and we will know each other better.

Chris Denner

WUNX Presenter

I’ve been a photographer for 23 years, and I mostly shot fashion and music photography for the first ten or so years, but quickly grew bored of it. I found it really isn’t that creative, and that really isn’t that interesting to me as I`m all about the art of it. And the pop star Lily Allen once called me a wanker on a photoshoot because she was late and I was annoyed. And whilst I may be a wanker at times, I didn’t need to hear it from her. If it bores me, it gets deleted. Photography should be about passion and feeling – if I were a band – I would be AC/DC, The Beatles or the Ramones. So get ready for the best ten minutes of your lives – oddly enough that’s not the first time I’ve said that to someone.

Sascha Kraemer

I’m a Cologne based guy that shoots weddings for a living. Some call me a wedding photographer.

I don’t really feel like a photographer, but I love to tell a story with my images. I started taking photos while traveling the world and always tried to turn every trip into a little story which is what I’m now trying to apply to my wedding work. The most important thing in my photography is to tell these stories as they unfold in all honesty with all their natural emotions and moments. I try and capture my clients as they are as human beings and I couldn’t care less about “perfection”.

Apart from that I like coffee, pizza and mountains. Who doesn’t?

Photo: Martin Hofman

Oskar Allerby

My first love was music, second was food, then the love for people. Or maybe it was the other way around. It wasn’t until my late twenties I met the love of my life; photography. Naaaaa. This is way too cheesy. Let me start over:

Hi everyone, my name is Oskar.

I’m a photographer.

I’m 40. I’m from Gothenburg, Sweden. I have hair, on my face. I love people. I love love. I love my daughter. I love laughter and I love really really sad music and coffee.

I shoot as many weddings as I can and every time I do, I go home with a high and I just want more.

I’m a wedding photographer. By addiction, habit and love.

Photo: Mathias Cederholm

Tom Robak

Before I became a wedding photographer, I enjoyed many years in the IT and the sales industry. Now I am enjoying capturing photographs of people in love, and so happy I made the transition. This motivates me and makes me very happy earning a living that I am passionate about. The people I meet continually inspire me and I love how they welcome me into their lives for such an intimate occasion.

Additionally, I have a passion for web technology. Thanks to this passion, I am able to advise wedding photographers worldwide to evolve their branding, marketing and SEO. People can ask me absolutely anything, I know that building a strong wedding photography business is not just about images but offering a strong web presence.

Photo: Wojtek Chrapek

Erin Bishop

I stumbled into wedding planning while in college, and pursued it on the side while I worked a myriad of other jobs. I ended up leaving a pretty sweet one in the music industry to work in weddings full time, starting Filosophi Events in 2010.

There is just no other job that ends with your clients saying “I LOVE YOU” and “THIS IS THE BEST DAY THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE…EVER!!”. It’s all kinds of magic.

Filosophi has grown into one of the biggest firms in our hometown of Vancouver, BC, and we’ve won a gaggle of awards, have work published in all the places you want work published, from Grace Ormonde to Style Me Pretty and all that kind of stuff, but really my biggest achievement is a huge collection of humans that think I did something unforgettable in helping shape a day that perfectly celebrated their own unique brand of love.

I have had the absolute pleasure of working as the event planner on Way Up North since its inception, and can’t believe Cole and Jakob are letting me go off leash and onto the stage at long last – I promise to say lots of useful, hilarious and insightful things… I don’t promise not to pee my pants a little bit.

Photo: Desiree Leilani

Björn Lexius

Ahoy! I’m Björn, a (wedding) photographer based in the seaport city Hamburg in Germany.

My journey with photography started when a friend handed me his old Canon 450D for a trip to London. By that time I worked as a graphics guy in advertising, but already lost my passion for graphics due to this job. A burnout syndrome helped me, leading me into a full time approach as a photographer.

As I grew up in the punk and hardcore punk scene I started shooting shows, documenting the energy exploding when people connect and their lungs scream out their anger or their positive will to make the world a better place. If it wasn’t for this music I wouldn’t be the person I am today.

I’m an outspoken antifascist, feminist, vegan punk guy, close to his 40s. Besides that I love cycling, most of the time on one of my fixed gear/track bikes. I love a lot of things, to name a few: Anton Corbijn, Joy Division, my melancholic side, tattoos, AFI, animals, The Cure, my friends.

All of this doesn’t sound like the typical person you think of when thinking of a wedding photographer? Good, me neither. How I ended up shooting weddings? It happened and these days, with the clients we get, I love it.

Photo: Sergej Falk

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