I’m Penumbra, a wearable art and costume designer with over 14 years of cosplay experience. After spending the last decade as a competitive cosplayer, I now channel my passion for the craft into fashion and costume design, with a strong focus on original character interpretation. 

I love both sides of cosplay - costume craft and performance- equally, but my favourite part of traveling abroad is connecting with the local cosplay communities. I can’t wait to meet everyone in Riga at UniCon 2026! See you soon!

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Wynter is a versatile cosplayer and content creator from Switzerland, with 8 years of experience in the cosplay community. They have participated in and won numerous cosplay competitions across Europe and now travel to conventions as a host, judge, panelist, and workshop leader.

Open to cosplaying any genre or gender, Wynter has collaborated with HoYoverse and Dorian.live, and starred in the music video for "Insane" by Hana Tal. They are a well-versed cosplay who is passionate about wig styling and skilled in prop making, armor building, and sewing.

In addition to cosplaying, Wynter holds a degree in mediamatics, which enhances their work through expertise in web/print design, marketing, social media, photography, and videography.

Machudraw is a young French artist who has been creating cosplays since 2022. He began his cosplay journey by making props, but quickly progressed to crafting entire costumes to match them.

He is dedicated to bringing even the smallest details to life, striving to stay as true to his references as possible. Thanks to his makeup skills, he enjoys transforming into both female and male characters.
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He collaborates with brands, is invited as a guest to events where he meets fans, and shares his knowledge with visitors. He also serves as a judge for cosplay contests and hosts panels to share his experience.

Brianna Berens is a member of the Estonian girl group BLIX, where she combines her work as a performer, dancer, singer and songwriter with content creation. Through BLIX, she has gained extensive experience in performing, learning and creating choreography, and working as part of a group both on and off stage.

Brianna pays special attention to stage presence, character, expression and group dynamics. She values musicality, shared energy and the ability to perform as one while still showing individual personality. For her, a memorable performance is not only about clean technique, but also about confidence, energy and connection with the audience.

Sendy is a Spain-based dancer and choreographer. She gained recognition through her work in the K-pop cover dance scene, where she founded and led one of Europe’s most successful cover dance teams, EST Crew, amassing millions of views across social media and winning both national and international competitions.

Throughout her career, she has trained with some of the industry’s leading choreographers, including Kiel Tutin, Jojo Gomez, and BabyZoo. She also spent a year training in South Korea, learning from some of the most renowned choreographers in the K-pop industry, such as Vata, Bada Lee, and Harimu.

Alongside her work as a performer and instructor, Sendy has expanded into choreography for artists, most recently choreographing Tami Tamako’s latest single, Party Tokyo Style.

Steph/Super or some of you know her as @dudeitskisses4u was known in Estonian kpop community since she was performing a lot with her former crew @paranoiadancecrew. Now she lives in Finland and started to be more focused on cosplay and artist career but her heart still aches when she’s thinking about those times when she was fully into kpop cover dance community.

She’s dancing kpop since 2018, performed in a lot of different countries as a solo, duo and a group. Peak of her dance performances was since 2021-23 so many of you might know her as a kpop-dancer or even personally.

She has a lot of experience in performing in larges groups on stage. Her main talent is capturing music and feeling the dance, expressing it though her face and body.
Now she’s shows it off as a cosplay performer in collective called @wonder4show , which  you might also know!

Ashen is an experienced photographer with over 5 years behind the camera, working across cosplay, fantasy, and even wedding photography. She has completed over 70 off-con shoots with more than 80 different cosplayers and models, always striving to make every photoshoot a unique experience in its own right.

From mood boards and creative direction to guidance during the shoot and open communication throughout the process, Ashen believes that the best pictures are built together. When it comes to photography and editing, her focus goes beyond technique alone: colour, lighting, atmosphere, and storytelling all play a major role in bringing an image to life. She loves going the extra mile to create the perfect fantasy aesthetic her models envision.

Ashen's love for cosplay has fueled her photographic journey ever since, giving her the unique perspective of having experienced both sides of the camera.

N8e is a Belgian photographer whose passion for cosplay began behind the lens - and has taken him to conventions across Europe.

Known offstage as Kristof Nachtergaele, he discovered the world of cosplay in 2007 through a colleague, picked up his camera, and never looked back. What started as a local hobby quickly turned into a creative pursuit that’s led him to capture some of the biggest contests and most striking cosplays across the continent. With flash photography, N8e captures each shot with clarity and impact.

At UniCon 2026, N8e will join the Photo Cosplay Contest jury and will be available for photoshoots during the event days. A limited photo zone will be open at specific times - so prepare your best look and stay tuned for details!

Hi! I'm MerryAllNighter, a cosplayer and a cosplay photographer from Finland. Outside of Finland I'm mainly known as a cosplayer but I have been photographing just as long as I've been making costumes, for well over 10 years now.

In my home country I regularly do event photography and photoshoots for our conventions, judge both photoshoot and cosplay competitions and of course love to try and learn more to always keep developing my skills.

I'm just as passionate about photos as I am about my costumes, and I love sharing experiences and learning new thoughts from others.
Even though I like to play with lights, my favorite way to shoot is on location with beautiful natural light.

I'm honored to be invited to UniCon and to meet all of you.

Mmagurro, also known as Inthu, is a digital illustrator and merch artist based in Finland. She enjoys creating colorful and vibrant illustrations of her favourite characters and series. 

She first started participating in artist allies during her gap year after high school. Other than drawing, mmagurro enjoys knitting, reading, and crafting.

j_amatus is an artist from Lithuania. He has a BA in applied graphics and has been making and selling various merch in artist alleys all over Europe for over 10 years now - Wintercon was his first convention abroad! 

His favorite things are drawing, cats, video games and collecting stuff. He doesn't like things that taste bitter!

Kitkatdrawws also known as Kat/Katrīna is an Irish-based Latvian artist who loves creating dynamic and expressive artworks inspired by her love for animation. She graduated with a BA Animation degree in Dublin and has taken part in many illustration and animation projects through the years, and currently does illustration and freelance full-time.

Kats favourite aspects of drawing is character posing, capturing characters essence through their body language and expressions. She likes to use bright colours, busy compositions, and a touch of graphic elements to create her works. Very fun stuff!

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