Growing up in Kenya, wildlife and nature were always part of my life. From drawing animals in a sketchpad as a boy in Nairobi and Kisumu, to chairing the Wildlife Club at Moi University, where I studied Wildlife Management, the natural world was never far from me. Nature was, and still is, my safe space.

After years of working inside conservation organizations on data, monitoring, and evaluation, I kept running into the same problem: the public didn't understand what conservation really meant, and the people doing the work couldn't communicate it visually. In 2016, I used my savings to take a photography course. It left a dent in my pockets, but my instincts told me it was the right investment. A year later, I bought my first real camera lens. It was the best day of my life.

In 2017, I quit my job to commit fully to conservation photography. For two years, I kept building even when freelance work was tight. I founded the TonyWild Foundation to support environmental education through visuals and storytelling.

My dream is to see more Kenyans and Africans see wild places as their own and as part of their lives. I cannot do this alone, and I need you all to join me in this dream.