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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I thought I was close. There was a fog up there, but at times I could see the peak reveal itself, for a brief moment, as a vision inviting me to keep going up. Keep climbing.
Read MorePhotographer Pedro Bonatto and dancer Iana Komarnytska observing the pyramids of Giza in Cairo.
She sat at the top of the hill to rest, look, and think. We had arrived at the Pyramids complex early, for the third time in one month.
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Photographer Pedro Bonatto and dancer Iana Komarnytska at the Temple of Karnak, in Luxor, Egypt.
No deep thoughts for today. Just happy I got to see this place. And see it with her. For the first time.
Read MorePhotographer Pedro Bonatto standing among columns of the Hathor Temple in Dendera, Egypt.
At the temple of Hathor in Dendera, Egypt, I suddenly realized what made it so unique, especially compared to Luxor or Karnak.
Read MorePedro Bonatto and Iana Komarnytska standing at the Habu Temple in Luxor, Egypt.
The most precious gift of travel is that it can give you a chance to not only see, but also to observe what is around you, and how it connects to your own story.
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Seeing the pyramids of Giza has always been on any version of these plans, and they have always been delayed for a ‘better time’. This Spring Iana Komarnytska and I decided to get back on the road and step into fulfilling postponed dreams, with all the flaws and imperfections of timing.
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