A fashion story with model, make up artist and entrepreneur Victoria Khanlari.
Read MoreVictoria Khanlari, photographed in Toronto by Pedro Bonatto. © 2020. Pedro Bonatto Photography.
Model 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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Criticize by creation
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.
Read More© Rusalka. 2018. Pedro Bonatto.
Rusalka: reimagining a Slavic folk tale
This photo I was inspired by the stories of rusalka, something like a mermaid or water spirit, present in the folklore of Ukraine, Russia, and other Slavic countries. In this post I write about the concept and the process of creating the image through the lens of fashion and beauty photography.
Read MoreNew Projects in Photography, Music and Audio
In this post I write an update on current new projects and my goals with them, including a new podcast, a fine art online store, a world music and dance group, creative projects with my wife, and an entirely new photography portfolio. I also talk about the turning point moment in Cyprus where I decided to change the course of my career.
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