Born in Turin, Italy, in 1961, Paolo Torchio came to Kenya in 1990. As a professional wildlife photographer, Paolo has travelled widely in Kenya, Tanzania and other parts of Africa, India and Madagascar. Paolo is adamant that photography has a decisive role to play in securing Africa’s wildlife and their long-term conservation.

Paolo’s work has appeared in international publications such as Oasis, in his native Italy, BBC Wildlife Magazine and books of Africa Geographic. He is currently the FIAP World Champion with the National Italian Team of Nature photo, and is individually the Gold Medalist in the same World Championship. Paolo also organizes and leads photographic safaris in Kenya and Tanzania. Paolo was a 2018 finalist and won the 2020 Greatest Wildlife Photographer of the Year – Kenya.

Paolo’s greatest moment in Kenya was on the bank of the river while waiting for one of the first wildebeest crossings of the year. He intended to take pictures of the very hungry crocs, but a few seconds after the beginning of the awaited crossing, a huge male leopard came out from nowhere and killed a young wildebeest in the middle of the mayhem and in full daylight. One of the most exciting and unexpected moments of his life.