ABOUT ME
Biology and pictures
My name is Guillaume CORREA PIMPAO, I am a biologist, with a master's degree in systematics and evolution, specializing in biodiversity and tropical ecosystems.
I have always been passionate about the forest and animals of tropical environments, with a particular interest in reptiles and amphibians. Over time, I have also turned my attention to other groups: insects, birds, mammals, botany…
In parallel, I discovered photography and video. And it was a natural fit. Since 2020, images have become a natural extension of my curiosity: a way to capture, tell, and share what I experience and observe in the field.
Following my studies, I moved in 2023 to a place that has felt familiar to me since childhood: French Guiana. Upon arrival, I began working at CNRS-LEEISA, specifically on the Amazonian Experimental Ecology Platform. There, I raised and studied several amphibian species, including the well-known poison dart frogs, to investigate their behavior and genetics.
Today, I've chosen to combine my two roles, naturalist and videographer, to create visual narratives for you and for the benefit of the Guyanese environment. Through WILDFRAMES, I develop projects alongside institutions, private organizations, scientists, and filmmakers, all with the aim of showcasing Guyanese biodiversity.
Photography Awards
CUPOTY 7 (2025)
Close Up Photographer Of The Year
Shortlisted - catégorie "Arachnides"
Shortlisted - catégorie "Animaux"
Shortlisted - catégorie "Animaux"
I Feel I'm Being Watched
Guided By The Whistles
Colorful Embrace
This photo was taken inside a remote cave in the Ouanary region of French Guiana, a place that only reveals its inhabitants to those who enter silently and in low light. Inside, I moved cautiously, careful not to shine my headlamp too brightly on the walls so as not to disturb the cave's photosensitive inhabitants. I soon came across several amblypygids, harmless chelicerates that nonetheless resemble creatures straight out of a nightmare (to some people).
One of them was perched on a wall overlooking the main chamber of the cave, where my companion was admiring the colorful rock formations. The scene immediately gave me an idea: to play with scale and perspective, transforming the amblypygid into a menacing monster about to seize an unsuspecting human.
I set up my camera on a tripod and approached slowly so as not to frighten the animal. To respect its sensitivity to light, I used a long exposure with a low-powered headlamp to briefly illuminate its body. I then took a second photo, focusing on my companion in the background, maintaining the same framing. Later, I combined the two shots to keep both subjects sharp, creating a single image where reality and imagination merge, and where the woman appears small enough to become prey for the "Monster of Ouanary."
During a camping trip in the forests of French Guiana, while my friends relaxed around the campfire, I wandered toward a nearby stream, guided by the faint whistle of a glass frog ( Teratohyla midas ). I searched for nearly ten minutes, following the call that seemed to be coming from a small plant at the water's edge. Finally, after examining each leaf one by one, I spotted the artist, perfectly blended into its surroundings.
The frog was resting on a beautifully curved leaf, at an ideal height for photographing it. I decided to frame it from the front in order to capture its delicate gaze and the almost perfect camouflage of its translucent green body.
Their beauty is revealed only to those who know how to listen to the forest.
This photo was taken during a small explosive breeding event, at the edge of a forest pond, often frequented by one of the region's most emblematic amphibians, the tiger tree frog ( Callimedusa tomopterna ). It's a species I regularly observe and photograph during the rainy season, but this time I wanted to represent it from a different angle, emphasizing one of its most fascinating abilities: adhesion.
By showing only the bright orange hind legs of the frog, firmly gripping a bright green leaf, I sought to highlight those remarkable adhesive phalanges that allow tree frogs to cling effortlessly to almost any surface.
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"DEAD END"
CUPOTY 7 (2025)
Close Up Photographer Of The Year
This photo was taken inside a remote cave in the Ouanary region of French Guiana, a place that only reveals its inhabitants to those who enter silently and in low light. Inside, I moved cautiously, careful not to shine my headlamp too brightly on the walls so as not to disturb the cave's photosensitive inhabitants. I soon came across several amblypygids, harmless chelicerates that nonetheless resemble creatures straight out of a nightmare (to some people).
One of them was perched on a wall overlooking the main chamber of the cave, where my companion was admiring the colorful rock formations. The scene immediately gave me an idea: to play with scale and perspective, transforming the amblypygid into a menacing monster about to seize an unsuspecting human.
I set up my camera on a tripod and approached slowly so as not to frighten the animal. To respect its sensitivity to light, I used a long exposure with a low-powered headlamp to briefly illuminate its body. I then took a second photo, focusing on my companion in the background, maintaining the same framing. Later, I combined the two shots to keep both subjects sharp, creating a single image where reality and imagination merge, and where the woman appears small enough to become prey for the "Monster of Ouanary."
Finalist - category "Conservation photography - Single image"
CUPOTY 2024
Close Up Photographer Of The Year
Shortlisted - Invertebrate Portrait category
"KAWAII KAIJU"
This mantis is a Choeradodis strumaria, commonly known as the shield mantis due to the presence of long extensions on its thorax. Its unique shape allows it to mimic leaves in its environment. When disturbed by the presence of a predator, it rears up, revealing bright colors on the ventral side of its shield that can startle its enemy. Despite its amusing, even endearing appearance, beware of the ferocity of this "Kawaii Kaiju."
Shortlisted - catégorie "Animaux"