This episode explores an exercise in mapping out our inner creative landscape, tracking my main artistic inspirations and how you can do the same.
SHOW NOTES
Here are links and references mentioned and recommended in this episode.
Photography by Pedro
An Empire of Secret Wishes, by Pedro Bonatto, is a photograph for the Orientalist Series shot in Sofia, Bulgaria. It features dancers and musicians from Boriana Dimitrova’s troupe.
First encounter with photography
In the episode I talk about this photo, taken in 1993. It was the first time I got introduced to a professional camera by my uncle André Bonatto, which set me off on a path to becoming a photographer.
Wanderings Tools
These are software tools I personally use for creativity and productivity.
Scrivener - Writing software I use for most of my professional writing.
DayOne - Journaling app for Mac, iPhone and iPad I use for journaling and inspirational content.
Perplexity - An AI tool I use for research.
CreativeLive - Online Classes in a variety of creative fields.
Inspirational Artworks
Here are some of the artworks mentioned in the episode.
A graphic novel in watercolor featuring two different artists.
Hilas and the Nymphs, by John William Waterhouse
One of my favorite paintings of all time.
Demon Haunted World, by Carl Sagan
Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan
Queen of the Damned, by Anne Rice
Zork Nemesis, a game by ActiVision
Contact, a film by Robert Zemeckis
Movie poster by Drew Struzan for the first Tomb Raider film.
Battlestar Galactica, the Reimagined Series
Photo by Art Streiber.
Cosmos, by Carl Sagan
Song Lamma Bada Yatathanna
He named her amber
Art Installation at the AGO in Toronto by Iris Houser
FEATURED WRITING
The Wanderings Podcast is a project by fine art and advertising photographer Pedro Bonatto, featuring interviews with artists, designers, scientists, filmmakers, authors and entrepreneurs who are creating inspiring work in a variety of fields. In informal conversations, Pedro explores topics that inspire his personal photography work, including history, mythology, science, music, fashion and world cultures.
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