Anthony Ochieng, founder of TonyWild

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TonyWild is a photo-led platform for sharing stories that enables relevant knowledge sharing of everything nature and wildlife. They envision a generation that will influence sustainable natural resource management through photography, film and science. Their mission is to promote conservation action by creating awareness on wildlife conservation through photography, film and science. All they do at TonyWild is educate, explore and travel with everyone to showcase the beauty and importance of nature and wildlife. Anthony Ochieng, the founder of TonyWild has collaborated with organizations such as Chimpanzee Trust, Just Digit, 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 Associations of Africa (GRAA).

Anthony Ochieng, founder of TonyWild, is a wildlife ecologist, educator, conservation photographer and filmmaker based in Nairobi, Kenya. He’s an international league of conservation photographer, such as the emerging league. His work focuses on creating conservation content that will inspire conservation action across all ages and races. 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 organizations such as Giraffe Center (African Fund for Endangered Wildlife A.F.E.W.) Laikipia Wildlife Forum and Birdlife International-Africa Secretariat. His images have been featured in National Geographic Espana and Africa, Climate Visuals Org, Sustainable Travel International and Global landscape forum, amongst various competitions.

Anthony Ochieng wears many hats such as being a InfoNile-EverydayNile Photojournalism fellow 2021, a 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 North America Association of Environmental Educators (NAAEE).