Sonia Arana

Santorini. First visit, hundred degrees, ninety percent humidity, five hours off the cruise ship to capture this place before we had to turn around and head back. We ran it like a mission and loved every minute. These were our first frames in Oia. Two return trips since and it still hits the same. Made sense to lead with where it started. The story here is wild. Oia sits on the rim of a flooded caldera, what’s left of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in human history around 1600 BCE. The whole crescent shape of the island is the blast radius. Locals rebuilt over and over through earthquakes and eruptions, carving homes into the cliffs and painting everything white to bounce the heat. The blue domes weren’t always blue. That came later, somewhere between tradition and tourism, and now it’s the signature of the Cyclades. You walk through Oia and you’re walking on top of a volcano that shaped the Mediterranean. Sweating through your shirt the whole time but worth it. Sonia in white running the frames with me. Always. Shot on: @sonyalpha ALPHA 1 and 24-70 2.8 @polarpro everyday filter #Santorini #Oia #Greece #GreekIslands #BlueDomes​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Spent a full day at sea doing nothing and everything on @virginvoyages Brilliant Lady. Tacos at Pink Agave, sunset off the back of the ship, no land in any direction. Sea days hit different when the ship is the destination. #VirginVoyages #BrilliantLady #SeaDay #AdultsOnlyCruise #SailorLife

Sunrise at Karnak Temple Luxor hit differently. We asked for photo from security and this is what we got back. My boy cooked lol. 😝 #luxor #travelstories #karnak #sunrise #shotoniphone

@katodool There is a place on a hillside above the Nile where every wall tells a story. Every arch, every color, every hand painted symbol was put there by someone who has lived in this village their whole life. Kato Dool is not a hotel someone built to look Nubian. It is Nubian. The people who welcome you here built it with their hands, cook your food from their land, and treat strangers like they have been waiting for them. We left a piece of ourselves here. Which is why we are already going back. @katodool #KatoDool #NubianVillage #Aswan #VisitEgypt #GharbSoheil

Kato Dool means The Big Home in Nubian and that is exactly what it felt like. Hand built into the hillside of Gharb Soheil, every wall painted in colors borrowed from the desert and the Nile below. We were welcomed not as guests but as family. Tea poured before we asked. Stories shared on the terrace as the sun dropped behind the palms. The Nubian people who run this place carry a kind of warmth I have not felt anywhere else in my travels. They build with their hands, cook from their own farm, and treat strangers like they have known them for years. Our friends here even gave us Nubian names, Unati and Asher, a gift we will carry with us for the rest of our lives. We loved our stay so much we will never forget it. Aswan stays with you. Kato Dool is the reason why. @katodool Shot with: @sonyalpha ALPHA 1 and 16-35 2.8 GM ii, 28-70 2.0 GM, 70-200 2.8 GM ii @polarpro everyday filter @shortstache @lightroom editing #KatoDool #NubianVillage #Aswan #VisitEgypt #GharbSoheil​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Community in LA hits different. When you’re out here grinding as a photographer, it’s easy to get lost in the algorithm, the gear, the endless scroll. But every so often you look up and realize the real ones are the people standing next to you, cameras in hand, chasing the same light. Yesterday was one of those days. Huge thank you to everyone who pulled up to the first ever @insta360 Photo Walk in America out in Venice Beach. Co-hosting this one alongside @nyctme was something special, watching strangers become friends over shared frames and swapped stories. That’s what this is all about. Not the follower counts, not the brand deals, just creators showing up for each other and making something out of nothing but a boardwalk, some golden hour, and good energy. To everyone who came out, shared a laugh, traded tips, or let me peek at your shots, thank you. You made this more than just a meetup. Cheers to many more. 📸🚶🏻‍♂️ Hosting the Instameet was a little tough for taking content and pictures so this is the best I could do and still talk to everybody in our short photo walk. Until the next one. 🙏 @insta360 @insta360_usa Co-hosted @nyctme @asteryx #Insta360 #Insta360photowalk​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

One tap. Whole world. 🌎🕊️📸 Took the @djiglobal Osmo 360 into the California super bloom to play with perspective. Tiny world and inverted world views turn a field of wildflowers into something that doesn’t quite look real. One tap and the whole landscape folds in on itself. Spring only lasts so long out here. Glad I got to spend it shooting fields of color with a camera that sees everything at once. Support by @alvarovaliente @djiglobal #Osmo360​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #spring #wildflowers #california #poppies @osmo_global

California spring rolls. 💐 Shot with the @polarpro Goldstache filter at sunset. 🌅📸 #superbloom #california #spring #sunset #poppies

Arrived to Luxor Temple a little late, so we leaned into it. ⏰ Turns out it’s one of the only temples in Egypt open after sunset, and shooting it at night was an entirely different experience. The amber light against 3,000 years of stone hits different when the crowds thin out and the sky goes dark. Egypt keeps revealing new layers the longer you stay.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 🐪📸 Shot with: @sonyalpha alpha 1 and 16-35 2.8 GM ii, 28-70 2.0 GM @polarpro everyday filter #LuxorTemple #LuxorEgypt #Luxor #VisitEgypt #EgyptPhotography AncientEgypt EgyptianTemple NightPhotography NightShooters NightShot BluehourPhotography GoldenHour AncientArchitecture ArchitecturePhotography TravelPhotography ExploreEgypt DiscoverEgypt EgyptTourism AfricaPhotography HistoricSites AncientWorld UNESCO UNESCOWorldHeritage NileValley UpperEgypt TravelAfrica LandmarkPhotography SonyAlpha​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Exploring Egypt with the @insta360 Ace Pro 2 my go‑to tool for both epic travel shots and everyday photography. From camel caravans to Abu Simbel, this compact powerhouse lets me capture stunning portraits of my wife, and with the Flash Print Bundle I can turn each moment into a tangible story right on the go 🌍📸🖨️ This is my creative journey. Right now the Insta360 Spring Sale is live (March 16‑31, up to 22% off) grab the Ace Pro 2 Flash Print Bundle and save big! 🎉 Tap the link in bio to shop the sale and elevate your creative journey. Oh and as a special gift ad the Ace pro 2 leather case into your shopping cart and use the code ASTERYX360 for a free gift.🎁 please use the affiliate link in my bio / or story for the sale. #Insta360 #AcePro2 #SpringSale #TravelEgypt

You can look at a thousand photos of a place and still not be ready for what it actually feels like to stand there. Zakynthos did that to us. We hiked to the edge of Myzithres Viewpoint, looked down at that water, and just stood there. No cameras for a minute. No words. Just that feeling you get when a place reminds you exactly why you travel. 🧳🙇🏻‍♂️📸👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼🔥 📍 Myzithres Viewpoint, Zakynthos, Greece Shot on @djiglobal Mavic 4 Pro | @sonyalpha Alpha 1 + 16-35 2.8 GM II | @polarpro Everyday Filters 📸🔥 #zakynthos #Greece #myzithres #myzithresviewpoint #summer greecetravel visitgreece greekislands greece mediterranean ioniansea travelgreece islandlife travelcouple couplestravel travelphotography aerialphotography dronephotography exploregreece greecephotography travelgram wanderlust sonyalpha sonya1 djimavic4pro polarpro visualsofearth earthpix natgeoyourshot

It’s a beautiful world 🌎 get out there and explore it! Zakynthos part 1 of 2! There’s something about standing at the edge of a cliff, looking down at a place that feels completely untouched even when there are boats anchored in the cove and tourists lining the shore. 🇬🇷🚢👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼 Navagio has this energy that cuts through the noise. Maybe it’s the scale of the cliffs. Maybe it’s the wreck slowly returning to the earth on that white sand. Maybe it’s just the way the Ionian Sea hits that particular shade of turquoise when the sun is overhead. Whatever it is, I kept going quiet. Kept just looking. Some places don’t need a filter or a caption or a moment. They just need you to show up and pay attention. Navagio was one of those places. 📍 Shipwreck Beach, Zakynthos, Greece 🇬🇷 Shot with @djiglobal Mavic 4 pro and @polarpro filters from the air. @sonyalpha Alpha 1 and 16-35.2.8 GM ii, 28-70 2.0 GM, 70-200 2.8 GM ii @polarpro everyday filter always. 💥📸💥 if this place has been on your bucket list, make sure to go soon because it’s slowly fading into the sea of time. #Zakynthos #NavagioBEach #ShipwreckBeach #Greece VisitGreece GreekIslands IonianIslands Zante TravelGreece SummerInGreece MediterraneanTravel TravelPhotography DronePhotography AerialPhotography TravelCarousel ExploreGreece IslandLife TravelInspiration SummerTravel HiddenGem