About Roy

Award winning photographer Roy Toft is dedicated to documenting our natural world for future generations, focusing on wild images that convey a sense of the animal’s character and spirit. In 2007, Toft’s image of a rare African wild hunting dog running with his “prize”, won first place and the Gerald Durrell Award for endangered species in the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest, and was featured in The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London. The same year his portrait of a young female leopard was highly honored by Nature’s Best Competition and was featured in the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum exhibition in Washington, D.C.

Toft’s images have been featured in National Geographic, Nature’s Best, Smithsonian, Audubon, Wildlife Conservation, Discover magazines and other notable publications to advance conservation efforts globally. As a result, he has been named a founding fellow of the prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP). Toft's striking wildlife images are also available worldwide through the National Geographic Image Collection and Getty Images.

Toft shares his love for teaching & photography by regularly instructing photographic classes, tour groups and workshops in the field. His company, Toft Photo Safaris & Gallery, sponsors annual workshops for photographers of all levels in destinations including Costa Rica, Japan, Alaska, and Africa.  His ever popular Rainforests of Costa Rica workshop has been filmed for television. The show, Fine Living Network's Fantasy Camp, has appeared on television and airline flights. Toft makes his home in the scenic mountainous region of beautiful north county San Diego.

Check out the cover article about Roy in the January 2007 issue of Wildlife Art!