Draft:João Paulo Krajewski

João Paulo Krajewski (Campinas, April 27th 1980) is a Brazilian cinematographer and biologist with a PhD degree in Ecology at State University of Campinas.. .

He is a nature and wildlife documentarist, with works as director of photography, cinematographer and research consultant for blue chip films produced by the BBC (The Americas, The Green Planet, Dogs in theWild , Primates , Seven Worlds, One Planet , Earth's Great Rivers , Nature's Weirdest Events etc), Humble Bee Films (Secret World of Sounds with David Attenborough , Life in Colour with David Attenborough etc), Plimsoll Productions (Animal , Super/Natural), Silverback Films (Parenthood), Off the Fence (New Kids in the Wild). Offspring Films (Earthsounds), among others.

João Paulo is also a presenter of several tv series and the host of segments of tv shows on wildlife and nature in Brazil and other countries in Latin America. He is also the producer of several natural history films and series, such as Florestas Animais/ Misterios de Bosque Tropical (5x23' series on rainforests of the world), Vida no Azul (12x23' series on marine life), Noronha's spinners (1x47' documentary on spinner dolphins at Noronha island), and Histórias Animais (5x47' series on animal evolution).

During his career, João has traveled to more than 60 countries. He is an Amazon expert , having leaded more than 40 filming expeditions to this forest in locations in Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. He has also filmed in other Brazilian ecosystems, such as the Pantanal, Caatinga, Atlantic Rainforest, Cerrado, the coast and oceanic islands.

Early life and education
João Paulo was born in Campinas, a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo, where he lived during most of his childhood and adolescence. Passionate about nature and photography since the early stages of his life, he took his BSc. degree in Biological Sciences at State University of Campinas in 2003.

He took his Master's degree in Ecology at the same institution in 2005, studying the biology of reef fishes at Fernando de Noronha archipelago, off North-eastern Brazil, under the supervision of Prof. Ivan Sazima

João Paulo also obtained a PhD in Ecology at State University of Campinas, with an one-year internship at James Cook University, studying the ecological feeding of reef fishes in Brazil and Australia, under the supervision of Prof. Fosca Pedini Pereira Leite, and co-supervision of Prof. Sergio R. Floeter, in Brazil, and Prof. Geoff Jones, in Australia

João Paulo published more than 30 scientific articles  , four books    , four books and wrote dozens of articles for the general public , with the aim of bringing his research closer to a wider audience (see Publications).

During his studies and research on marine life, João Paulo became and Dive Master and did more than 5,000 dives around the world, in a wide range of conditions and habitats, such as tropical coral reefs, kelp forests, arctic regions, rocky shores, oceanic islands in tropical and temperate habits, to cite some examples.

Domingão Aventura (2008-2021)
Between 2008 and 2021, João Paulo Krajewski worked as a presenter, cinematographer and producer of Domingão Aventura, a segment of the variety show Domingão do Faustão, exhibited live on Sundays at TV Globo. During this period, João presented more than 70 stories of the natural world, such as about Dindim, the Penguin, Electric eels , Black Caimans , Elephant Seals , the Ijen Volcano, Snow Monkeys , Orcas , the Bajau Laut, Helicopter cowboys , among others.

In addition to the presentations in the show, in 2013 João Paulo Krajewski released the DVD Domingão Aventura, in which he and the other host of the segment, Cristian Dimitrius, present 10 of the most amazing adventures for filming the segment.

Desbravadores do Planeta (2022-2023)
In 2022 and 2023, João Paulo worked as a presenter and producer of Desbravadores do Planeta. , a segment of the show Faustão na Band, exhibited at Band TV. During this period, João presented 12 stories of the natural world, such as about the Iguazu Falls, Predators, Triton Bay, Amazing Birds , the Korowai People , Adventure in Southern Brazil among others

Scientific papers
Giglio et al. 2018 Large and remote marine protected areas in the South Atlantic Ocean are flawed and raise concerns: comments on Soares and Lucas (2018). Marine Policy 96: 13-17

Krajewski, Bonaldo, Sazima 2017 Do cleaner wrasses rub on reef manta rays to remove their own parasites? Aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology

Bonaldo, Grutter, Sazima, Krajewski 2014 24/7 service: nocturnal cleaning in a tropical Indo-Pacific reef. Journal of the Marine Biology Association: Biodiversity Records 45:611-612

Longo, Krajewski, Segal, Floeter 2012 First record of predation on reproductive Palythoa caribaeorum (Anthozoa: Sphenopidae): Insights on the trade-off between chemical defences and nutritional value. Journal of the Marine Biology Association: Biodiversity Records 2012: e29

Krajewski, Floeter 2011 Reef fish community structure of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Equatorial western Atlantic): the influence of exposure and benthic composition. Environ Biology of Fishes 92: 25-40

Krajewski, Floeter, Jones, Leite 2011 Patterns of variations in behaviour within and among reef fish species on an isolated tropical island: influence of exposure and substratum. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91:1359-1368

Bonaldo, Krajewski, Bellwood 2011 Relative impact of parrotfish grazing scars on massive Porites on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series 423:223–233

Krajewski, Sazima 2010 Fish feed on faeces and vomits of New Zealand fur seals: marine mammals bring nutrients from open to inshore waters. Journal of the Marine Biology Association: Biodiversity Records 2010: e81

Krajewski 2009 How do follower reef fishes find nuclear fishes? Environmental Biology of Fishes 86:379–387

Krajewski, Bonaldo, Sazima, Sazima 2009 Octopus mimicking its follower reef fish. Journal of Natural History 43:185-190

Krajewski 2007 Cleaning by the ocasional cleaner Diplodus argenteus (Perciformes: Sparidae) in South Brazil: why so few cliente species? Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87: 1013 - 1016

Bonaldo, Krajewski, Sazima, Sazima 2007 Dentition damage in parrotfishes feeding on hard surfaces at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Southwest Atlantic. Marine Ecology Progress Series 342: 249-254

Bonaldo, Krajewski 2007 Differences in interspecific associations of initial and terminal phase parrotfishes at northeastern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biology Association: Biodiversity Records e87 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755267207008913 

Guimarães Jr, Bonaldo, Krajewski, Guimarães, Pinheiro, Powers, Reis 2007 Investigating small fish schools: selection of school-formation models by means of general linear models and numerical simulations. Journal of Theoretical Biology 245: 784-789

Sazima, Krajewski, Bonaldo, Sazima 2007 Nuclear-follower foraging associations of reef fishes and other animals at an oceanic archipelago. Environmental Biology of Fishes 80: 351–361

Bonaldo, Krajewski, Sazima, Sazima 2006 Foraging activity and resource use by three parrotfish species at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, tropical West Atlantic. Marine Biology 149: 423–433

Sazima, Krajewski, Bonaldo, Guimaraes Jr 2006 The ubiquitous nuclear goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus and its follower fishes at an oceanic island in the tropical West Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology 69: 883-891

Krajewski, Bonaldo, Sazima, Sazima 2006 Foraging activity and behaviour of two goatfish species (Perciformes: Mullidae) at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, tropical West Atlantic. Environmental Biology of Fishes 77:1-8

Krajewski, Bonaldo 2005 Plankton-picking by the goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus (Mullidae), a specialized bottom forager. Journal of Fish Biology 68: 925-930

Krajewski, Bonaldo 2005 Spawning out of aggregations: record of a single spawning dog snapper pair at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, equatorial western Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science 77: 165–167

Sazima, Bonaldo, Krajewski, Sazima 2005 The Noronha wrasse: a jack-of-all-trades follower. Aqua Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-62252006000400009

Sazima, Krajewski, Bonaldo, Sazima 2005 The glassy sweepers' way: seeking a versatile wrasse to be cleaned. Neotropical Ichthyology https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-62252005000100008

Bonaldo, Krajewski, Sazima 2005 Meals for two: foraging activity of the butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus (Perciformes) in Southeast Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842005000200004

Sazima, Krajewski, Bonaldo, Sazima 2005 Wolf in a sheep s clothes: juvenile coney (Cephalopholis fulva) as an aggressive mimic of the brown chromis (Chromis multilineata). Neotropical Ichthyology https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-62252005000200011

Sazima, Krajewski JP, Bonaldo RM, Sazima C (2004) [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-004-0407-9 Octopus cleaned by two fish species at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, SW Atlantic. Coral Reefs] 23: 484

Bonaldo, Krajewski, Sazima 2004 [https://www.scielo.br/j/ni/a/g6JQbmSkJZWs6LFYLQRyt3y/?lang=en Does the association of young fishes with jellyfishes protect from predation? A report on a failure case due to damage to the jellyfish]. Neotropical Ichthyology https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-62252004000200008

Krajewski, Bonaldo, Sazima, Sazima 2004 The association of the goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus with the grunt Haemulon chrysargyreum: an example of protective mimicry. Biota Neotropica https://doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032004000200016

Books
Floeter, Krajewski, Fiuza, Rocha, Carvalho-Filho - eds. (2023) [https://www.editoracrv.com.br/produtos/detalhes/37931-crv Peixes Recifais Brasileiros. CRV Press], Brazil, 320p

Segal, Freire, Lindner, Krajewski, Soldateli (2017) MAArE Monitoramento Ambiental da Reserva Biológica Marinha do Arvoredo e Entorno. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina https://www.maare.ufsc.br/, Brazil, 268p

Krajewski. Life in our seas / A vida em nossos mares (2012) Editora Avis Brasilis, Brazil, 288p

Sazima, Krajewski, Bonaldo, Sazima (2012) A vida dos peixes em Fernando de Noronha, Editora Terra da Gente, Brazil, 276p

Articles to the general public and photos in selected publications
2016-2018. Ciência Hoje das Crianças online. Texts and photos on several articles about marine fauna on "Fundo do Mar" section. Photos on article about Brazilian reef fishes

2016. Ecology of fishes on coral reefs (book by C Moura): Cover and internal photos

2015. Submerge magazine, Brazil: portfolio of underwater photos (Viewfinder section)

2015. Diversity magazine, South Africa. Photographs; article by Yara Tibiriçá

2015. Mergulho magazine, Brazil: article on endemic fishes of Brazil (text and photos)

2004-2014. Terra da Gente magazine, Brazil: Over 40 articles on wildlife and nature (photos and text)

2014. Ciência Hoje das Crianças online, Brazil: Article (photos and text) on marine life

and dives

2014. Ciência Hoje das Crianças, Brazil: Article (photos and text) on African fauna and frontcover. https://cienciahoje.periodicos.capes.gov.br/storage/acervo/chc/chc_259.pdf

2013. Lola magazine, Brazil: Beleza que vem de baixo (photos)

2013. Explora web magazine, Brazil: Article about Niue (photos and text)

2013. Terra da Gente magazine, Brazil: Series of six articles on reefs (photos and text)

2011. Terra da Gente magazine, Brazil: Series of six articles on primates (photos and text)

2010. Boletim da Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia, Brazil: Article on marine feeding associations. p 45-48. https://www.sbi.bio.br/images/sbi/boletim-docs/2010/setembro_100.pdf

2007. Ciência Hoje, Brazil: Article about parrotfishes

Interviews
2013. Programa do Jô

2017. Programa Terra da Gente

2017. Spirito Selvagem. Mergulho com Orcas é possível?

2021. Interview to Greenbond

2023. Natureza em Foco, Canal OFF - Episode about João Paulo Krajewski's work

2023. Podcast Desabraçando Árvores

2023. Podcast Canon Brazil - Canoncast

2023. Galileu Magazine. "Histórias Animais": série promete encantar com a evolução das espécies

2023. [https://www.uol.com.br/ecoa/ultimas-noticias/2023/08/28/onca-ajuda-a-plantar-arvore-biologo-grava-historias-de-animais-pelo-mundo.htm EcoaUol. Onça ajuda a plantar árvore? Biólogo grava histórias de animais pelo mundo.]

2024. Podcast Os Três Elementos

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