I am an Ecologist, Field Naturalist, Wildlife Conservation Photographer and Wildlife Artist
MY
STORY
I was born in Buenos Aires. Since I was a child I have been enthralled by nature. At a very young age, I first evidenced a gift for drawing and sports, while drawing and painting were developed spontaneously through self-study. Sports I undertook mainly during my childhood and adolescence, training for gymnastics and synchronized swimming.
Being a sports woman since age 5, I have shaped my personality based on discipline, effort and permanent spirit of improvement.
After High School years, led by my innate passion, I decided to undertake Ecology and Environmental Studies followed by the career of Field Naturalist. Meanwhile, I also rediscovered music (which I had also studied in my childhood) now focusing on the guitar. Simultaneously, I resumed the practice of sports, becoming a dancer and acrobat.
I discovered Photography, which later became a core part of my life and an essential tool to transmit my knowledge and values of the natural world
While pursuing the career of Naturalist, I discovered Photography, which later became a core part of my life and an essential tool to transmit my knowledge and values of the natural world. I specialize in macro photography; my most outstanding portraits are of arthropods and amphibians.
Many years now devoting myself to Conservation Projects, I worked for more than eleven years at the Argentine Museum of Natural Sciences ‘Bernardino Rivadavia’. Then I´ve worked at Darwinion Botanical Institute. I am teaching photography lessons and practicing sports as a hobby. A reading fan, I am also impassioned with biological evolution and Neurosciences.
In September 2017 I published my first book “The world of the small: an approach to the universe of arthropods from an artistic, visual and evolutionary perspective”
In January 2021, I moved to Costa Rica to pursue work in Conservation Biology and Conservation Visual Storytelling.
I am offering Private Mentorships and Macro Workshops in Costa Rica.
I am part of the team of :
Paws Trails Explorers (Correspondent editor for South América) http://www.pawstrails.com/
Objetivo Natural. Magazine for Nature Photographers. http://objetivonatural.com/
Bimestral, Art with Social Responsability http://www.bimestral.com/
Nature First Photography. Since may of 2020 I am ambassador or community advocates for Nature First. The Alliance for Responsible Nature Photography.
Nature Photographers Network as an Event Coordinator since July 2023. https://www.naturephotographers.network
I was a Member of the Jury at:
- F2 Cities 2020, International Photographic Salon . Category Nature. F2 Sociedad fotográfica. FIAP Patronage, PSA Recognition, GPU License.
- Anual Salon of Photographic Art N° 62, Condor Salon of Federación Argentina de Fotografía. FIAP Patronage, PSA Recognition.
- F2 / V SALÓN ANUAL DE ARTE FOTOGRÁFICO. 2021. Patrocinio de la Federación Argentina de Fotografía Nº 2021 / 09. www.faf-fotografia.com.ar
- Premios Yaguareté. 2021. Invertebrates Category
- AFONA, Photography Contest. 2021. Invertebrates category
- 2023 Photo Contest Fundraiser. Cameras For Girls. 2023
- 2023 The Nature Photo Contest
- 2023 Concurso Nacional de Fotografía en Parques Nacionales y Áreas Protegidas (APN-AFONA) – Argentina
- 2024. AFONA, Photography Contest – Argentina
“The World of Small. An approach to the universe of arthropods from an artistic, visual, and evolutionary perspective”. Author and editor.
“Macro photography in Nature. The art of revealing details of the natural world: An ethical approach to this technique”. Ebook
Capturing the Small World: Tips and Tricks for Macro Photography – Paws Trails Explorers Magazine
7 Top Tips for Rainforest Macro Photography – Nature TTL
Small World. Nature Vision Magazine – NPN
How to potograph rainforest Frogs. Nature TTL
Ethics in Macro Photography. Nature First. June 2022
Cover Story. Into the wild with Cynthia Bandurek Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 31. October 2021
The Magic World Hidden Costa Rica’s Tropical Lowland Rainforests. Travelogue Section Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 30. August 2021
Spiders. Amazing world of eight legs animals. Species Section Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 28. March 2021
The Hoppers. Species Section Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 27. January 2021
Glass Frogs. Snippet section Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 26. December 2020
Arthropods Conservation. Conservation section Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 24. Agust 2020
Nature First Argentina. Argentina Photo Nature – No. 7 – August 2020
The biological crysis of amphibians Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 22. April 2020
Tiny Biodiversity – Costa Rica and Ecuador Argentina Photo Nature – No. 3 – May 2020
Ecuador. A land of biodivesity – Travelogue Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 20. December 2019
Cynthia Bandurek – Her Views and Visuals Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 17. June 2019
Costa Rica Through The Eyes of a Naturalist – Travelogue Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 12. August 2018
The first years. Wild Art Show Case. Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 8. December 2017
The world of small Objetivo Natural Magazine. No. 9. June 2016
“Frog eater” Fund. Vida Silvestre Arg. Magazine No. 11. April – june 2010.
2024. Interview. The Photographer Mindset Podcast
2023 Interview. Wild and Exposed Podcast
2022 Retrokolkata. Meet the Ecologist, Naturalist & Conservation Photographer Cynthia Bandurek from Argentina. Green Edition. India
2022 Meet the ambassadors Interview: Cynthia Bandurek. Nature First Photography
2021 Cover Story. Into the wild with Cynthia Bandurek. Paws Trails Explorers Magazine. Vol 31. October 2021
2020 Youtube Talk – September The Macro world -Paws Trails Explorers (2) Macro World of South America by Cynthia Bandurek – YouTube
2019 Radio Cultura. Interview at Program. “Mejor te Cuento” with Alicia de Arteaga. November 7
2018 Cynthia Bandurek – Travel with an objective. La Nación. Newspaper Tourism supplement
2018 Interview: Cynthia Bandurek. The minimum detail. http://patasypatitas-magazine.blogspot.com/2018/05/entrevista-cynthia-bandurek.html
2017 Interview: Image capture. Cynthia Bandurek. Boletín de la Soc. Arg. de Entomología. vol 28 (2)
2015 “Cynthia Bandurek. The World that we do not look at” Argentime. N°90.
2015 “Cynthia Bandurek” Bimestral Magazine 10° Edición. www.bimestral.com.
2014 Radio Interview. Radio Pampa. Program: “Naturaleza Pura”,September 20 . FM 87.9 S. Antonio de Areco.
2012 “The world of small” Cynthia Bandurek. Revista Dinamo. November
2012 “Cynthia Bandurek”. Contemporary photographers series. La voz Joven. May
2011 “ Cynthia Bandurek. My life, a passion Birding Murcia
2011 “Going from School to Museum” Aves Mag. Nº31, Year XIII, June
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