Hi, I'm Karla.

Photography didn’t start in a classroom or with a career plan. It started on walks with my dad. Long, slow walks through nature where I’d stop every few minutes to take a photo of something that caught my eye – a shadow on a wall, the way the light hit the water, a flower I hadn’t seen before. He never rushed me. He just let me look.

I didn’t know it then, but those walks taught me everything I still do today. Pay attention. Notice the small things. And always, always trust the light.

There was a period in my life when everything changed. I went through serious health challenges that put me on the edge and showed me how quickly life can turn. In that time, the thing I held onto most were photographs. Not expensive ones. Not professional ones. Just photos of the people I loved, the moments we shared, the ordinary days I didn’t know were precious until they were behind me.

That experience changed the way I see photography forever. I realised that photographs aren’t just images. They’re proof that a moment happened. That someone loved you. That you were there, alive, and it was real. When everything else fades – and it does – photos remain.

That’s why I photograph the way I do today. I don’t look for perfection. I look for the nervous breath before the ceremony, the hand that reaches for theirs without thinking, the laugh that escapes before anyone can stop it. The things that are real, unplanned, and impossible to recreate. Because those are the photographs people come back to ten years later and still feel the same thing.

What started with a walk and a camera turned into a career I never planned but can’t imagine living without. Over the past seven years I’ve photographed more than 1,000 sessions across Dubrovnik, the Dalmatian coast and destinations around the world. Weddings and elopements on the City Walls and at Lovrijenac Fort. Surprise proposals on Mount Srd. Couple sessions through the backstreets of the Old Town at sunrise. Vacation shoots along the coastline at golden hour.

I know which spots are empty at which hour. Where the light hits best in June vs October. Which hidden terraces give you the kind of backdrop that doesn’t need a filter. And I’ve built a small network of trusted local professionals along the way – videographers, drone operators, florists, hair and makeup artists, planners – so I can help you put together everything you need without the stress of coordinating it all yourself.

I also never stop learning. I regularly attend workshops and courses on wedding photography, editing, working with clients and developing my style. I follow photographers whose work I admire and I’m constantly refining my approach. I believe the moment you stop learning is the moment your work stops growing.