Valencia Schedule
Way Up North / Show Twenty
The New
Wave
València · 13 & 14 October 2026 · Teatro Talia
Welcome to Way Up North Valencia, our 20th edition and our first trip to Spain. The theme of the event is THE NEW WAVE, and each presenter below will interpret it their own way.
Over the two days everything happens between Teatro Talia and Museo L'Iber. This is the first time we have used two venues this way, so we want to be clear about it.
Museo L'Iber is where we gather in the mornings before the show starts, and where you go during every break. Food and drink are available to buy inside, and the sponsors are set up there. We understand the temptation to wander. Stay in this area.
Teatro Talia is where the presentations happen. It is across a walking path from Museo L'Iber. The two are right beside each other.
Museo L'Iber for mornings and breaks. Teatro Talia for the presentations.
Let us get into it, and see how the days unfold.
Ten steps between the two, along a walking path. The talks are in the theatre. Coffee, lunch, the sponsors and both mingles are in the museum. Nothing to eat or drink inside the cinema.
Mon 12 Oct
Workshops & Registration
Canon Styled Shoots, 12:00 – 16:00
Run by Canon and Capture One
Canon and Capture One run the styled shoots on the Monday. We keep them out of the ticket because some years they do not happen at all, and when they do there are always more people who want a spot than there are spots.
This year they are on. We are still working out how registration runs, meaning how many places there are and which time slots. Everyone with a ticket gets a newsletter telling you the exact moment spots open. From then it is first come, first served.
Location comes with the registration details.
Boudoir Workshop, 16:00 – 19:00
The Boudoir Album with Valeria Galán
Upstairs at Palacio Vallier, three hours with The Boudoir Album and Valeria Galán. Thirty places.
Sign-up is not open yet. Same as the styled shoots, everyone with a ticket gets a newsletter telling you the exact moment spots open, and from then it is first come, first served.
Event registration is downstairs in the same building from 18:00, so you can collect your badge on the way out.
Event Registration, 18:00 – 20:00
Bring yourself. We will find your name on the list and give you your badge.
You need that badge to get into the cinema. If you cannot make Monday, pick it up at Teatro Talia on the day, or send someone else for it.
Tue 13 Oct
Day One
Your host, Fleur Vanden Bosch
Fleur opens the show on Tuesday morning and is with you through to the close on Wednesday. A wedding photographer from Dilbeek in Belgium, she got the job by answering an open call for a host in Brussels with “I am not afraid to talk in front of a lot of people.”
The welcome, the introductions, the handovers between blocks, and the begging you to be back on time after the breaks. When something goes wrong on stage, she is the one who makes you forget it did.
Coffee in the Courtyard, 08:00 – 09:00
Museo L’Iber
Carrer dels Cavallers 22
Nothing runs in the theatre until nine, so the first hour is at Museo L’Iber. Coffee, badge pickup, sponsors at their stands, someone playing guitar. Come early.
Cinema Doors Open, 09:00
Teatro Talia
Carrer dels Cavallers 31
Seating is first come, first served. You need your badge on to get in.
Block One
Angelika Dupuis, 09:00 – 10:00
Intro video, host welcome, then the first keynote of the show.
Keynote
Angelika Dupuis
Zurich, Switzerland
The Luxury of Being Real
Today’s couples are looking for more than beautiful images. This talk explores how storytelling, emotion, trust, editorial aesthetics and film photography are redefining the future of luxury wedding photography.
Angelika’s BioOn stage in this block
Break, 10:00 – 11:20
Museo L’Iber
Eighty minutes
Every sponsor is over there.
Block Two
Three WUNX, 11:20 – 12:15
A WUNX is ten slides at one minute a slide. Three of them back to back, with sponsors between.
WUNX
Valeria Galán
Barcelona, Spain
And It Hits Me, Like a Tidal Wave
Sometimes the wave that changes your life does not come with certainty. It comes with fear, doubt and an intuition nobody else understands.
Valeria’s Bio
WUNX
Heta Korkonen
Tampere, Finland
Hearing Things
What is being said and what is not. As the industry moves faster, more curated and more artificial, photographers are asked to understand people more accurately.
Heta’s Bio
WUNX
Jakub Cabalka
Prague, Czech Republic
What We Leave Out
We spend years learning what belongs inside the frame. But what if the next wave begins with what we have been leaving out.
Jakub’s BioOn stage in this block
Lunch, 12:15 – 13:55
Museo L’Iber
A hundred minutes, the longest gap of the two days
Block Three
Tatiana Huber, 13:55 – 14:55
Keynote
Tatiana Huber
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Beyond Photography: The New Perspective
A fresh perspective on what it means to be a wedding photographer today, where photography grows from creative direction, connection and intentional visibility.
Tatiana’s BioOn stage in this block
Break, 14:55 – 16:00
Museo L’Iber
Sixty-five minutes
One more before the last talk of the day.
Block Four
Christina McNeill, 16:00 – 17:00
Keynote
Christina McNeill
San Francisco, United States
How Do You Become Recognisable?
A story about the ordinary moments that shape us, and why the artists we remember are not the ones who follow the wave. They are the ones who become it.
Christina’s BioOn stage in this block
17:00 · Cinema Closes
End of day mingle at Museo L’IberPic-Time Storytelling Evening, 20:00 – 22:00
Teatro Talia
Hosted by Pic-Time
Send us an image. If we pick yours, you come up and tell us what happened. We’ll show you how to send them in shortly. It only works if people do.
Back at Teatro Talia, the same room you sat in all day.
Wed 14 Oct
Day Two
Coffee in the Courtyard, 08:00 – 09:00
Museo L’Iber
Carrer dels Cavallers 22
Museo L’Iber again from eight. You know more people today than you did yesterday, so give yourself the hour.
Cinema Doors Open, 09:00
Teatro Talia
Carrer dels Cavallers 31
Badge on. Seating is still first come, first served.
Block Five
Irena Bajceta, 09:00 – 10:00
Keynote
Irena Bajceta
Podgorica, Montenegro
Before It Becomes A Memory
Trends change. Technology changes. People leave. A talk about remembering what makes photography irreplaceable: real presence, real emotion and real human connection.
Irena’s BioOn stage in this block
Break, 10:00 – 10:50
Museo L’Iber
Sixty minutes
Block Six
Three WUNX, then Wanda Martin, 10:50 – 12:25
A WUNX is ten slides at one minute a slide. Three of them, then the keynote closes the block.
WUNX
Larisa Gancea
Regensburg, Germany
I Asked AI to Replace Me
It said, “No thanks.” The New Wave is not another platform, preset or AI tool. It is discovering the one competitive advantage hiding in plain sight.
Larisa’s Bio
WUNX
Yidaki Studio
Como, Italy
Are We Creating for 2056?
We used to create one thing for everyone. Now every wedding feeds two competing economies. A question about novelty, attention, and the images that refuse to age.
Yidaki’s Bio
WUNX
Sam Ponsford
Galicia, Spain
Time and the Creative Act
Exploring the universe and deep time, this talk charts a course of creativity and meaning through the noise of generic Pinterest boards and social media saturation.
Sam’s Bio
Keynote
Wanda Martin
London, United Kingdom
Bringing Editorial Storytelling to Weddings
From fashion editorials and personal projects to weddings. Discover how one cinematic, painterly vision shaped my journey and why I photograph couples like editorial protagonists.
Wanda’s BioOn stage in this block
Lunch, 12:25 – 14:00
Museo L’Iber
Ninety-five minutes
Block Seven
Claudia & Luca Rossini, 14:00 – 15:00
Keynote
Claudia & Luca Rossini
Rome, Italy
The Creative Studio Production Mindset
Why we teamed up to bring our advertising photography approach to the wedding industry, to deliver highly praised work that isn't defined by a single aesthetic and evolves with every new wave.
Their BioOn stage in this block
Break, 15:00 – 16:00
Museo L’Iber
Sixty minutes
Last break of the show. Anyone you have been meaning to talk to is at Museo L’Iber right now.
Block Eight
Dan Pinckard, 16:00 – 17:00
Keynote
Dan Pinckard
Philadelphia, United States
Being Human Is the New Advantage
As AI makes technical perfection easier, photographers need to make their photography, client experience, and marketing unmistakably human. Dan shares practical tips for balancing productivity, polished results, and personal connection.
Dan’s BioOn stage in this block
17:00 · Cinema Closes
End of day mingle, then the party
Wooden Banana Party, 21:00 – 02:00
Loco Club
Paid for by Wooden Banana Albums
We pick a theme every year and leave it to you how far to take it. Most people take it far. We are looking at you, Swedes.
Valencia has beaches, so the theme is BEACH BANANA.
Your WUN badge gets you in. Anyone coming with you who does not have a WUN ticket needs a party ticket.
Your badge is the ticket. You will not get into the cinema without it.
Seating is first come, first served. There are no reserved seats.
Ten steps. The talks are at Teatro Talia. Coffee, lunch, the sponsors and both mingles are at Museo L’Iber.
