Lana Šlezić at the Hamilton Convention Centre

Award-winning photojournalist Lana Šlezić (Forsaken) will be at the Hamilton Convention Centre for the YMCA Peace Medal Breakfast. Tickets $35.

Lana Šlezić was born to Croatian parents in Toronto. She studied photojournalism and interned at the Magnum Photo Agency in New York, then worked on contract for the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star before going freelance. Her clients include the New York Times, Paris Match, National Geographic, The Sunday Times magazine and a host of others. Forsaken is her first book of photography. It is being published in seven countries.