Iwona Pinkowicz is a photographer who grew up in a tiny rural village in Poland. Looking for a way to thank her father for his hard work and support, she decided to take her dad, who’d never left Poland before, on the trip of a lifetime.
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Iwona has been lucky enough to travel widely throughout her career, shooting in countries around the world like Indonesia, Australia and Japan.
Her passion for exploring new places comes from watching travel programs with her dad as a child who, despite never travelling outside Poland himself, loved to learn about other countries and cultures.
“After years of being able to travel wherever I wanted to I decided it was time to treat my dad to a trip of a lifetime,” said Iwona.
“He’s a great man who has worked hard throughout his life, sometimes holding down two jobs to provide for our family.”
“In early 2015, my fiancee and I booked flights to Singapore and, later that week, told my dad that he had a ticket too.”
The trip was planned for November and would take the trio to Bali, Lombok and the Gili Islands in Indonesia.
“It was an amazing feeling watching my dad seeing and doing things for the first time.”
“Simple things that many of us take for granted like relaxing by the swimming pool.”
“Walking along a sandy beach and watching the sun setting into the sea were all brand new experiences for him.”
“I was absolutely thrilled to be in a position to treat my dad this way and could not wait for our trip.”
“I knew straight away that I wanted to work on a small project while we were out there — documenting my dad’s first holiday!”
“I told him about the plan and he was more than happy to join in.”
“If you take one thing away from this story, please let it be that you should take the time to treat your friends and family.”
“It truly is one of the best feelings in the world.”
You can see more of Iwona’s work and read the story of her dad’s first ever adventure at her website.