I am a Brazilian citizen and this is the perspective of a foreigner who lived in Ukraine for the past 3 years.
Read MoreThe Castle in the Clouds
I woke up today to a strange surreal view of Istanbul, taken over by a thick white fog. It’s been 10 days since we left Ukraine in a hurry, with many projects postponed and plans deeply changed.
Read MoreExperiments in Fashion and History
This year I want to focus on combining fashion and ancient history and places in some new fine art series.
Read More“Beauty will save the world.”
Some thoughts about the first day of 2022.
Read MoreAn Artist Date
Artist Date is a new weekly show by dancer Iana Komarnytska and photographer Pedro Bonatto where they talk about travel, creativity, inspiration and living an artist’s life.
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Model Yulia Naumenko, photographed at the Karman Studio in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. © Photo by Pedro Bonatto.
Back in studio
The day after writing my last post, I got a chance to get back in studio for a personal project and have some time to play around with some ideas. I got together with model Yulia Naumenko at the Karman Studio in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, and my goal was to come up with some intuitive ideas inspired by the outfits she brought and the space itself.
Read MoreA Tale of Three Countries: This Year in Review and A Fresh Start
This is my first post after a year, where I talk about the lessons learned during my travels in Ukraine, Brazil, and Egypt. From stagnation during lockdowns, to family crises and getting Covid, to going into desert adventures, to setting up a routine in a small town, I share my process in getting my enthusiasm for creating again.
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Dancer Iana Komarnytska photographed in Chichen Itza. Photo by Pedro Bonatto.
We Will Travel Again
Over the past few days I’ve been reviewing some travel projects that were left lingering in quarantine - of the pandemic and psychological kind - and I found myself visualizing wandering into paths of ancient secrets and modern beauty, turning imagination into courage to create personal and meaningful art.
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A New Normal and a New Routine
As the quarantine progresses (6th week as of this writing) I finally found a new normal and a possible new routine to deal with the current situation.
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Model: Iana Komarnytska - Hair: Olena A. - Photo: Pedro Bonatto.
Creating Beauty in Dark Times
I’ve been thinking of what kinds of shoots to do at home during the quarantine and I came across this shot with Iana Komarnytska and hair by Olena A., mixing elements of ethnic fashion and high end jewelry.
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Pedro Bonatto and Dan Hecho, photographed at F11 Studio in Kiev. Photo by Serdg Zub.
Starting the 2020 season of the Wanderings Podcast
Today I am starting the 2020 season of the Wanderings Podcast with a very very special guest. His name is Dan Hecho and he is not only one of my favorite photographer but also one of the top Ukrainian artists focusing on fine art nudes.
Read MoreVictoria Khanlari, photographed in Toronto by Pedro Bonatto. © 2020. Pedro Bonatto Photography.
New Fashion Work: Victoria Khanlari
A fashion story with model, make up artist and entrepreneur Victoria Khanlari.
Read MoreModel Rylee Wolf, photographed by Pedro Bonatto with make up by Olena Al for the Kintsugi-inspired Art of Precious Scars series.
Personal Gold
A message for 2020.
Read MoreDancer Iana Komarnytska, photographed by Pedro Bonatto in 2013, during their first collaboration together.
Art as a Call to Adventure
In this post I share some thoughts on how art can be seen as a call to adventure, as understood by Joseph Campbell in the Hero's Journey. This is a transcription of my latest episode of the Creative Walks Podcast.
Read MoreModel Asha Porteous photographed by Pedro Bonatto with make up by Olena Al.
Kintsugi and the Art of Precious Scars
Here is the first photo in a series I created in collaboration with make up artist Olena Al and model Asha Porteous inspired by Kintsugi. Kintsugi is a Japanese pottery practice where you repair broken artifacts with gold to ‘glue’ the broken parts. The idea is that the object becomes more beautiful exactly because it was broken and put together.
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Creative Walks - an accidental new project
Recorded during daily walks in search of inspiration, the podcast features thoughts on creativity, art, science, and culture.
Read MorePhoto by Iana Komarnytska, shot at F11 Studios in Kiev, Ukraine.
Soft Reboot
So… I’m back to posting here! I’ve been in Europe for almost 4 months now and I’ve been very much out of social media, focusing on finishing endless pending projects and getting a new chapter off the ground.
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Checking out the Golden Gate in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Iana Komarnytska.
Extended trips and letting a place change you
So… I thought it would be appropriate to post this news on Canada Day, as I’ve been a bit reclusive lately. :) Iana and I decided to go on a year-long trip around Europe and the Middle East (and who knows where else). We’ll be based in Kyiv and I am very excited to work on music, dance, photo and video projects much closer to the source of our inspiration.
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Back in the Arena
Today I submitted some of my fine art photos for a competition by SeeMe in New York and I’m very excited about the theme: “One Self”, about identity and self reflection. It came in good time, because it was exactly the subject of my first vlog, which I recorded yesterday and is coming out tomorrow.
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Metamorphosis
In this post I share a little story about beginning a transformation, and I hope it will be useful on your own path and struggles.
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