Mihael Kacafura, KMF FZS, EFIAP/g – Slovenia
Mihael Kacafura, born in 1955, holds a Master’s degree in Business Sciences and resides in Maribor, Slovenia. He has been an active member of the Photoclub Maribor since 2011 and the Celje Digitalni club since 2020.
Over the years, he has participated in more than 200 international salons across 32 different countries, exhibited his work in 19 countries worldwide, and received over 150 awards, including medals, diplomas, honors, and commendations.
In recognition of these achievements, the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) awarded him the title EFIAP/g (Excellence FIAP, Gold level), and the Photographic Association of Slovenia conferred upon him the title KM FZS (Candidate for Master of Photography).
In the past 15 years, he has held 22 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 70 group exhibitions throughout Slovenia. From 2022 to 2025, he also served as President of Photoclub Maribor.
In 2024, he won the Gold Medal in the Black & White Photography category at the Slovenian National Photography Exhibition 2024, the country’s most prestigious photographic competition.
Neda Rački, EFIAP/d3 – Croatia
She has been actively engaged in photography since 2007, successfully participating in national and international competitions and salons. Her photographs have earned her over 460 awards and 3 Grand Prix titles, and she has been named the most successful author of a salon on four occasions. She is the recipient of Croatia’s most prestigious annual photography award, the “Tošo Dabac” Award for 2013.
In addition to eight solo exhibitions in Zagreb, Rijeka, and Maribor, she has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Croatia and abroad. Several of her photographs are part of the Croatian Photography Collection of the Zagreb Photo Club and the Croatian Photography Collection of the City of Rijeka Museum. She also serves as a juror at national and international competitions and salons. Her photographs have been published in magazines and on book covers.
She has been a member of the Zagreb Photo Club since 2008. Although she uses a digital camera, her photographic approach is rooted in classical black and white photography, with the city, the human figure, and silence as her central motifs.
Rudi Uran, AFIAP – Slovenia
RUDI URAN, director and photographer, initially acquired his art-oriented education at the School of Design in Ljubljana, and later, in 1985, at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. In the same year, he also became a member of the Maribor Society of Fine Artists (DLUM).
Since 2015, he has been a member of the Slovenian Directors’ Association and, since 2018, a member of the Maribor Photo Club. He lives and works in Maribor, where he is involved in documentary film, video production, photography, and graphic design.
He is the author of more than 300 music and promotional films, more than 30 films, and two feature films. He has participated in more than 80 film festivals around the world and at home. In recent years, he has been exhibiting regularly at home and abroad. As a filmmaker and photographer, he has received numerous awards and recognitions for photography and film throughout his career.