Photographer Pedro Bonatto standing next to the Pyramid of Khafre in Giza, Egypt.
After three months in Thailand and two transformative months in the beautiful land of Cambodia, I find myself back in Cairo with the goal of finishing a number of projects started this year.
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Photographer Pedro Bonatto and dancer Iana Komarnytska during a photo shoot in Cairo.
My favorite author, Carl Sagan, once wrote an essay called ‘Dreams are maps’, where he talked about how visions can become reality, create purpose, and inspire next generations.
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Pedro Bonatto playing the oud in Cairo.
Some thoughts on picking up the oud again and side creative projects left in limbo.
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Yesterday I got a new metal drum. It has been on my to-have-done list since I came to Cairo. I resisted it. I am not a collector.
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After weeks working on proposals and grants for a new music and dance project I got a chance to get back to some photography work yesterday, creating sets and transforming my home studio into different imagined worlds.
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Some thoughts on design and meanings, inspired by the recent relaunch of my website.
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Photo by Gloria Caballero.
After finishing a massive video project this week I have a number of new shoots and personal work for the next couple of months lined up. I put together a fantastic team including hair, make up, light assistant and even a collaboration with a CGI artist. Some shoots will be very simple and others will be quite elaborate, but all are meant to push me to get new skills and shrink the gap between vision and execution.
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