Direction of Sight

Pedro Bonatto de Castro July 22, 2016

This was the first group scene I created for The Orientalist. In fact, it was the first group shot I ever took as a professional photographer.

The Letter

Pedro Bonatto de Castro July 21, 2016

This photo is called The Letter, and it's basically where the whole project really started, a year ago

A celebration

Pedro Bonatto de Castro July 20, 2016

First photograph in The Orientalist series with a small discussion about the process of making it.

Behind-the-scenes photo of the shoot in Cyprus with Aliah Kluchenkova, assisted by Iana Komarnytska.

Tear down the wall

Pedro Bonatto de Castro July 20, 2016

After a long hiatus, 'The Orientalist' is ready to be shown, and here I talk about the creative struggles of the last few months in relation to the project.

Dancer Miruna Soiu photographed for 'The Orientalist' in Toronto, Canada.

Wanderers still

Pedro Bonatto de Castro March 13, 2016

Here I talk about a photograph inspired by the sea, done in collaboration with Miruna Soui, which is the first of a mini-story combining images done in 3 continents.

The marathon in the dungeon

Pedro Bonatto de Castro December 22, 2015

Here I talk about the process of sorting, selecting and editing 7000 photos down to about 50. I also show how I'm going to use 'oriental' patterns on the backgrounds of some images.

Shooting in Cyprus for 'The Orientalist'. Photo by Olesha Astman.

Someday is a disease: some thoughts from the road

Pedro Bonatto de Castro November 9, 2015

An update from the road with some lessons learned.

The Orientalist goes to Europe

Pedro Bonatto de Castro September 23, 2015

I am doing shoots for 'The Orientalist' in Sofia, Larnaca and Kiev in Oct-Nov. Find some information about the trip and how you can be a part of the series.

Location, location, location

Pedro Bonatto de Castro September 12, 2015

Sometimes a location can inspire a shoot as much as a person or a concept. Here I explore how a space became a key component of a photograph.

A storm of ideas, old and new

Pedro Bonatto de Castro August 30, 2015

"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again", as J.M. Barrie said in Peter Pan. Here I explore how different elements inspire ideas and and further develop a concept.

A journey begins

Pedro Bonatto de Castro August 26, 2015

Sometimes it takes a long time for things to start suddenly. In this post I talk about the genesis of the idea for the series and how a creative collaboration with a dancer started the project.