Photo East 2026

Milorad Kascelan was born on 15 November, 1962 in Kotor. He has been engaged in photography since 1984, when he became a member of the Photo Club Student from Podgorica. In 1987, he became a member of the University Photo Cinema Club from Banja Luka and that was when he began his exhibition activities. So far, he has exhibited his works at over 800 group photo exhibitions and won 200 awards and honorable mentions. In addition to this, he was a member of the jury at more than 50 photo exhibitions. In the Photographic Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, he is a holder of the titles Master Photographer (MF AUFBiH) and EFIAP/b title within the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP). As a teacher and an instructor of photography, he was one of the lecturers at over 50 photography courses and more creative photo workshops. He is one of the founders of the largest photographic exhibition in Bosnia and Herzegovina - BANJA LUKA PHOTO SALON. He has had 16 independent exhibitions so far.

Vasja Doberlet lives in Kranj – Slovenia, he is a retired engineer. Already as a student, he started to exhibit in 1968. So, he already has more than 50 years devoted to photography. For 13 years (2001-2015) he was chairman of Janez Puhar Photo Society in Kranj. In this period he was one of the driving forces to organize ten FIAP paper salons – Miniature. Four times his club organized the “Puhar days” event under FIAP Auspices (several individual exhibitions of authors from Argentina, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia). Now he acts as a board member of the Photographic Association of Slovenia. As FIAP Liaison Officer he has represented Slovenia at FIAP for more than 15 years. He was exhibiting his photographs in 60 countries in all continents. Altogether he participated at more than 800 salons with about 3000 photographs and he received about 200 awards. Vasja had 37 personal exhibitions in several places in Slovenia, Athens – Greece, Budapest – Hungary, Gorizia – Italy, and in two places in Croatia: Zagreb and Novigrad. In 2008 Vasja received a master distinction (MF FZS) at the Slovenian Photo Association, in 2014 he received MFIAP, and in 2022 EFIAP/d1. For his organizational achievements on the international level, he received HonEFIAP in 2023. He was invited to judge international salons, the FIAP World Cup, the FIAP biennial in Russia, and FIAP salons in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Italy, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, and Ukraine.

Goran Kukić is an internationally recognized fine art photographer and independent artist, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He began his photographic career in the 1970s and became a member of the Association of Applied Arts Artists and Designers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ULUPUBiH) and later the corresponding association in Serbia (ULUPUDS). Throughout his career, Kukić has held more than 20 solo exhibitions across Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro, including exhibitions in Sarajevo, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Herceg Novi, and Sombor. His works have also been featured in numerous group exhibitions and international artistic projects. Among his notable achievements are a Gold Medal for Color Photography in Kraków, Poland (1985), an award at the Sarajevo April Salon (2003), and a Bronze Plaque at the Alexandria Biennale in Egypt (2004). He participated in the traveling exhibition Three Lenses on a Journey, alongside renowned photographers Tomislav Peternek and Igor Mandić, presented in 28 cities across Serbia. His artistic practice explores visual expression through both analogue and digital photography, with a distinctive emphasis on conceptual approaches and photographic storytelling.