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Sebastián Di Domenico in the field
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Andean bear photography in the páramos of Colombia

Sebastián Di Domenico

Based in Bogotá / Chingaza, COGuiding since 2019Spanish, English

Experience
7 years
Guiding since 2019
Booking
24 h
Typical confirmation time

Meet Sebastián

Andean bear photography in the páramos of Colombia

Sebastián Di Domenico — known as "Sebastián Dido" — is a Colombian biologist and professional wildlife photographer devoted to the biodiversity of Colombia and Ecuador. Over the past seven years his work has ranged from amphibians and reptiles, to Amazonian Indigenous communities, to the Andean bear (oso andino) populations of the páramos near Bogotá. Today he is regarded as one of the world's foremost spotters of the Andean bear, with one of the most extensive portfolios of the species — more than 80 sightings in 2024 alone. His work has been published in The Guardian, National Geographic, the Natural History Museum of London and El Espectador, among others. He leads photography tours to the Chingaza páramo (Andean bear), the Chocó Pacific, and the Eastern Llanos at Hato La Aurora in search of jaguar.

How Sebastián guides

As a biologist first, I read habitat and behaviour to put photographers on genuinely wild subjects — above all the Andean bear, which I have tracked through the páramos near Bogotá for years. I run small field expeditions built around fieldcraft, patience and ethical wildlife observation, coaching technique in the field so guests leave with real portfolio images of hard-to-see neotropical species.

Field record, species by species

A track record for choosing a guide, not a promise of sightings.

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Lyferr sighting success · building from logged trips

Sebastián’s success rate per species appears once enough trips are logged, including the ones without a sighting.

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Explore with Sebastián

Book an existing walk, or ask for a private one built around your species and pace.

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  2. Agree on the details

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  3. Reserve on WeTravel

    25% deposit. Sebastián’s WhatsApp arrives with the confirmation.

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