Gloss, a slovenian fashion & lifestyle magazine, each year selects about 15 young, talented people who are each making a difference in their field. Poets, designers, athletes, musicians - creators of all kinds. People with high goals and the passion to reach them in Slovenia and abroad.

This is the fourth time I’ve had the privilege of photographing these young talents. As each comes with their own brand of creativity, the photos needed to reflect that and hint at their area of expertise.
Everything was shot over a couple of days in Kolosej and Arena in Ljubljana. I love the outcome, the photos really turned out great. And I also think they succeed in giving away glimpses into each of the young talents creativity.

You can also view photos in full-screen gallery on my website!

Nina Ivanisin, actress

Mitja Hojak, designer

Nina Strnad, singer

Ivan Skrt, pianist

Sasa Fabjan, designer

Ziga Zmavc, beatboxer

Kaja Avbersek, illustrator and designer

Glorjana Veber, poet

Nik Rajsek, dancer

Kaja Draksler, pianist and composer

Urban Belina, scenographer

Maja Tvrdy, badminton player

Matej Music alias Matthew Hoag, dj

Nina Slejko, painter

Client: Magazine Gloss
Photography: Ciril Jazbec
Assistant: Gregor Grbec
Journalist: Agata Rakovec
Location: Kolosej & Arena Ljubljana

Mercator is the largest slovenian commerce chain with hundreds of outlets – from small grocery stores to enormous hipermarkets. They are big. Really big. And as befits a big multinational company, they also have their own internal magazine, called »Časomer« (a very loose translation would be something along the lines of »measuring time«). It’s a bi-monthly magazine for all present and retired employees of Mercator. And keeping up with its employee-centric spirit, are also the covers!

Each cover of the magazine features a Mercator employee. This year they were done by me - in a single day we’ve shot the covers for the whole year, in Mercator stores in Ljutomer and Maribor, the latter also being the winner of Mercator’s best store competition. The photoshoot took place during the working hours, so you can imagine how lively everything was. And fun. Could it be any different, when the store manager treated the team to two big boxes of donuts?

Photography: Ciril Jazbec
Client: Mercator
Make-up: Ana Lazovski
Assistant: Gregor Grbec