Mário Cunha
Mário Cunha is a Portuguese Nature Photographer and former Biologist for whom nature is his most important supply of inspiration. He runs panorama pictures workshops and expeditions throughout Europe the place he does what he loves, instructing the artwork of pictures with deal with serving to folks discover their very own imaginative and prescient. On YouTube he shares lots of his pictures adventures and academic movies in addition to interviews with different photographers.
Michéla Griffith
In 2012 I paused by my native river and all the things modified. I’ve moved away from what many anticipate images to be: my photos deconstruct the literal and reimagine the subjective, reflecting the curiosity that water has impressed in my follow. Water has been my conduit: it has sharpened my imaginative and prescient, given me permission to experiment and continues to introduce me to new methods of seeing.
It’s commonplace to get to the purpose in a profession the place you realise that you’re spending much less time doing what you’re keen on. In Mário’s case, it prompted him to change careers from biology to pictures, and this permits him to spend longer outdoor in nature. His enthusiasm for what he’s now doing is apparent, and his background undoubtedly helps him interpret and contextualize his observations.
His expertise of dramatic surroundings in different international locations has prompted him to go looking out comparable landscapes in Portugal, and he shares the practicalities and the angle he has gained from his experiences. We speak too in regards to the distinction between mountains and woodland and what he positive aspects from every.
Would you want to start out by telling readers a bit about your self – the place you grew up, what your early pursuits had been, and what that led you to do?
I used to be all the time related to nature, though the setting was very distinct from what I’m principally drawn to photographing these days. I grew up by the coast, in a city referred to as Póvoa de Varzim within the North of Portugal. Going to the seashore was, and nonetheless is, one thing I do fairly often.
I used to be all the time related to nature, though the setting was very distinct from what I’m principally drawn to photographing these days. I grew up by the coast, in a city referred to as Póvoa de Varzim within the North of Portugal.
My curiosity within the pure world started on the seashore. Snorkelling and on the lookout for fish was merely wonderful, and I may spend hours and hours simply observing and considering nature. Afterward, this led me to my educational profession, the place I accomplished a PhD in Biology learning fish behaviour. Nonetheless, as many individuals within the discipline of biology expertise, the extra you progress in your profession, the much less time you spend within the discipline and the extra time you spend on the workplace. This was not one thing surprising, however I by no means thought I’d really feel so caged.
After my PhD, in late 2017, I made a decision to desert my profession and dedicate my life to nature pictures. After deciding to marry my spouse and have our stunning daughter, this resolution was the following smartest thing I did in my life; what a reduction I felt! Now I spend extra time in nature however don’t be fooled, knowledgeable photographer working alone cannot all the time be out photographing and having enjoyable. Plenty of work must be carried out on the workplace if you wish to make a residing out of it, particularly at first. So these days, I’m a full time nature photographer who, in addition to loving the artwork and craft of being out creating images, additionally loves instructing pictures on my residential workshops/expeditions or by means of on-line programs.
