Anthony is an award winning Wildlife Ecologist, Educator, Conservation and Underwater Photographer and Filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. His work is focused on creating conservation content that will inspire conservation action across all ages and races. He is the Executive Director and Founder of TonyWild Foundation. A platform for promoting conservation action by creating awareness on wildlife conservation through photography, film and science and he is a Board Member of Conservation Alliance of Kenya (CAK).  

He had a unique interest in nature as a teenager, realizing the unique bond between himself and relationships with others. This informed his way of life, from being a Conservation Leader in school to date, pursuing a Wildlife Management degree and working for conservation organization such as Giraffe Center (African Fund for Endangered Wildlife A.F.E.W.) Laikipia Wildlife Forum and Birdlife International-Africa Secretariat.

He collaborates with organization such as Chimpanzee Trust, Just Digit, Earth Optimism Nairobi-Tropical Biology Association of Africa, Action for Cheetahs Kenya, Grevy Zebra Trust, The Pangolin Project, Adventure for Rhinos, Last Male Standing Rhino Cup-Olpejeta Conservancy and Game Rangers Association of Africa (GRAA).

He is a National Geographic Explorer, International League of Conservation Photographer (iLCP) emerging league fellow, InfoNile- EverydayNile Photojournalism Fellow 2021, Jackson Wild Media Lab Fellow 2020, Nature Environment Wildlife Filmmakers (N.E.W.F) Pitch Winner 2020, Jackson Wild Emerging Filmmaker Scholar 2019, WWF Education for Nature Grantee, WWF Africa Youth Award Nominee 2018, Top 100 Youth in Conservation 2021, Top 35 Under 35 Awardee 2020 and 2020 EE 30 under 30 "NAAEE (North America Association of Environmental Educators)

His images have been featured in National Geographic Espana and Africa, Climate Tracker, Climate Visuals Org, Sustainable Travel International and Global landscape Forum. He is a bronze winner of the Safal Eye in the Wild Photography Competition 2019 and Finalist for Earth Photo 2021, British High Commission Nairobi Climate Changemakers photography competition.  Global Landscape Forum –Kyoto and Accra, Heart of Kenya, a Nikon Kenya Competition, and Picfair Celebrating Africa: City life category. His images have been exhibited at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London, Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Dorset and Grizedale, Cumbria.

ANTHONY OCHIENG ONYANGO CV

Awards

  1. iLCP Emerging League Fellow

  2. Explorers Club 50 Awardee 2022

  3. Winner Eco Warrior Award 2023

  4. Jackson Wild Scholar 2019

  5. Media Lab Fellow 2020

  6. Grand Prismatic Awardee 2021

  7. NEWF Fellow 2020 (Film: Forest Guardian)

  8. Winner Safal Wild in the Eye Photo Competition 2021

  9. Winner Benjamin Mkapa Wildlife Photographer Award 2022

  10. Finalist Ocean Storytelling Photography Grant 2022

  11. Finalist Benjamin Mkapa Wildlife Photographer Award 2021

  12. Finalist Uganda Press Photo Awards (UPPA) 2021

  13. Finalist Nature in Focus Wildlife Competition 2021

  14. Finalist Earth Photo Awards 2021, 2022

  15. Finalist British High Commissioner Climate Change Photography Awards 2021

  16. Finalist Save the Ocean Storytelling Grant 2020

  17. Eco Warrior Award 2023

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