Iga Motylska is a Johannesburg-based freelance writer, photojournalist, sub-editor and blogger who writes over at Eager Journeys.
She is published in numerous local and international publications where her articles have covered topics such as documenting the entrepreneurial spirit, women’s and human rights issues, environmental affairs and, of course, her first love – travel writing.
Read on to find out more about Iga and see some of her stunning travel photography!
What I….
Know:
You create your own reality!
Love:
Travelling, photography, Instagram, mushroom picking in forests (it’s a Polish tradition) and the seaside.
I love being in nature
Lying on the grass to reconnect with the earth, especially when I’ve been in the city for too long.
Read:
I love suspending my disbelief through magical realism. I started reading Haruki Murakami’s Wind Up Bird Chronicles on the ferry from Busan, South Korea to Fukuoka, Japan – I always try to read local literature when visiting a country. I have now read most of his books.
Call me a nerd, and perhaps it’s my journalistic background, but I also really enjoy reading non-fiction, especially when it comes to random facts about the natural world. I’m always like: “Did you know that…”
Want:
That’s a tough one to answer: I moved in early June and realised that I don’t need or even use half of the things I own, so I don’t want for much besides my next adventure.
There’s no country I wouldn’t want to visit and photograph! So I guess I’ll put travel, camera equipment and good health on that list!
Wear:
If I had things my way I would wear lace and crocheted clothes every day. I also love vintage, paisley, floral designs and earthy colours.
Need:
to experience the world through the eye’s of child again, with lots of curiosity.
Images: Iga Motylska
