Testimonials

“We had worked with three photographers before Mia. The difference was not in the quality of the images — it was in how precisely she understood what we were trying to say about the space. She asked questions in our initial call that no one else had thought to ask. The final work required almost no art direction from our side, and that is not something I can say about any commission we have done before or since.”

Interior documentation for The Line Hotel Ljubljana's full renovation across 47 rooms and four public spaces.

“The images she delivered for our brutalist residence feature were almost unsettling in their stillness. They looked like paintings. We ran one of them as a double-page opener and the response from readers was the most I have seen for an architecture piece in three years. We commissioned her again for the autumn issue and plan to do so for the third time this spring.”

Twelve-page architectural feature for Vogue Italia, published April 2023. Location: private residence, Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

“Documenting completed projects is something we had always treated as an afterthought — something you did in the last week before the client moved in, with whatever photographer was available. After seeing what Mia did with the Virant House, we now build photography into our project timeline from the beginning. The images have become part of how we introduce our work to every subsequent client.”

Architectural documentation of the Virant House, a private residence in the Slovenian countryside. Shoot over three consecutive mornings.

“I gave her minimal direction. I explained the feeling I wanted — something between memory and certainty — and she came back with exactly that. I do not know how to describe what she does technically, but the result is that people look at these images for longer than they look at most photographs. That is the only measure that matters to me.”

Brand photography for Atelier Holden's collection launch. Shot over one full day at a rented house in Istria, Croatia.

“She is meticulous in a way that is almost frustrating during the shoot — she will move a single object four times and look at it from six angles before she makes the exposure. But the precision is completely visible in the final work. Every image she delivers is considered. You cannot say that about most photographers working at this rate.”

Ongoing editorial contributor since 2019. Most recent: the summer hospitality issue, June 2024, covering three hotels across Slovenia and Croatia.

“The photographs she made of the studio renovation became the most-shared content we have ever posted, and more importantly, they are an accurate representation of the space. She captured what it actually feels like to be in that room, not just what the room looks like when you photograph it correctly. That distinction matters more than most people realize.”

Studio documentation for the Varga Studio renovation in Budapest. Full production day, 63 final images delivered.