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Roy Toft of Toft Photo Safaris, is a professional wildlife and conservation photographer who sponsor
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Roy Toft is an award-winning wildlife photographer whose images not only convey a sense of animal spirit but also grapple with changes to our natural world. Dedicated to documenting the wild for future generations, Roy's photographs advance conservation efforts globally, in part through his work with the International League of Conservation Photography (ILCP), where he is a founding fellow. His wo

rk has been featured in National Geographic, Audubon, and Discover magazines among others, and he has received top honors in the most prestigious competitions in his genre including the London Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Nature's Best, and BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitions. Roy makes his home in the north San Diego county mountain town of Ramona, California. 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.

09/17/2024

Beautiful Mt. Lion passes through our valley at 8:32pm on Aug 16th. Wild Ramona

09/10/2024

Not cute and cuddly animal images here, but an interesting natural history story. I heard the distress calls of this female Hooded Oriole and found her fussing around her nest. At first the snake was not visible, but it was pretty obvious something was going on. I went back to the house and got my camera and returned to see the Gopher Snake coming out of the nest with a nearly fledged chick in its mouth. The mother Oriole continued to harass the snake without success and the snake finally released from the palm frond and fell to the ground...slithering away with a nice meal. The big question for me is how did the snake know the nest was there? It certainly would not be found with a random crawl by. It took a ten foot climb up the trunk of the palm and then traversing over to the frond. Smell??? Visually seeing the mother go into the nest? Perhaps both. Wild Ramona

09/10/2024

Feisty Hummingbirds….Wild Ramona.

09/10/2024

Feisty....fun Hummingbirds! Wild Ramona

09/07/2024

A little water goes a long way right now for our native wildlife like this Bobcat. Wild Ramona!

08/02/2024

Stop into the open night at 2Create Gallery tonight between 5-7pm. I’ll be there talking about my new book “Wild Ramona”

08/01/2024

Please help these amazing folks at our lodge in Patagonia! Thank you Paul and Mitty for spearheading this fundraising campaign. Help if you can!

08/01/2024

Tragic fire at our lodge we stay at in Patagonia, Chile for my Pumas trip. Please help if you can! Thank you Paul Nicklen for organizing this fundraiser!

07/29/2024

Come say hi!

07/24/2024

Jaguar crosses the Cuiaba River as boat with tourists hold back and give her space.

07/17/2024

A handful of different Jaguars from my recent Pantanal tour. We had 12 different Jaguars and 25 sighting during our five days on the river. My 15th year leading trips in this region was very successful!

07/14/2024

A hand full of 12 different Jaguars we saw with over 25 sighting in 5 days on the river. This place is simply amazing!

07/13/2024

Mother (right) and daughter Jaguar on the river bank. Cuiaba River, Brazil.

07/13/2024

Mother and daughter Jaguars on the river bank. Mother Ryan on right with 16-18 month old cub Hera on left.

07/12/2024

We end our time in Jagland with a courting pair of Jaguars on a white sand beach! Not bad. A dozen different Jags and tons of other wildlife made for another fabulous trip.

07/09/2024

I had to process this one image from this morning on the river in Jaguar Land. An old friend who I've been watching for many years....the beautiful Amber. Named for her lovely amber colored eyes, she often perches and hunts from trees overhanging the river in hopes of diving onto the backs of unsuspecting Caiman. Later in the morning we watched her do exactly that from a smaller tree. After 2 mornings and two afternoons on the river we are up to 7 different Jaguars! It is really such a remarkable experience to be here.

07/03/2024

So happy to be heading back to the Pantanal for my 15th season! WOW…. Time really flies. This female named Amber has a new cub which I’m hoping to see.

06/23/2024

Great reviews keep coming in for “Wild Ramona”. Think about getting your soon as there are only 1,600 or so left!😂 https://mailchi.mp/toftphoto/wild-ramona

06/17/2024

Stella and I will be at Reds Whites and Brews tonight signing books! Yes… I’ll have books for sale as well. Love seeing reviews of “Wild Ramona” book! The music and vibe is always great.

06/12/2024

These are the messages I’m looking forward to receiving from people happy to receive “Wild Ramona”

Roy,

Lindsey gave me my Father's day gift a few days early at a picnic lunch today. What a great gift.

The book is a masterpiece

Paul

06/12/2024

Happy National Cougar Day! One of my favorite images from my local “Wild Ramona” project shot on our property here in Southern California. So much needs to be done to insure a healthy population of these spectacular animals. Hopefully we can get some more wildlife corridors put in under and over our highways as is currently happening a bit north (Wallis Annenberg Wildlife crossing) with help from extraordinary advocates like Beth Pratt.

06/12/2024

Our front door Rufous Hummingbirds are about to leave the nest. Wild Ramona

05/28/2024

We still have some space for people to learn how to improve their bird photography. I've loved photographing birds for the last 40 years and I guaranty this little seminar will improve your bird images. This coming Friday at Ramona Ranch Winery. If nothing else, come for a glass of wine and to hear some stories and look at some pretty birds! https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Faddmi.com%2Fe%2F-NwlX-4y2AM-PuPNQtiR%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3tJncppqPer4rZGOWnn177X3xLiGVwCEou-B_m5mRWE9jWwnjDTe8LwDE_aem_Ab2jDumpu4vK8lealr96nnQNH-D-HFKaWRIjc6aSKXR1TWNiTiDKnjBkXKTu4z3wduHUXUdFiqznFC0_uFsKQIUm&h=AT1Dg6mw5SWe4N_F0jKKel72drmvmF6zn8B6itoW9gfhx2oOlWTWih1wo57VULr0aDhJdNEJsKisLdw57D918mhnTvvYI5v4K8foXGZz2xAuIX7dU2MIRIyxHqh_gSssLQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3mlhZ5tTsKak02ss7LDI285fXQi5txCpmH1nLjhUxMe1ZHRYEEjbrZHAJZkiwyGVxx9a1mM-nso4Z806YN9-M1oyRJ5HNoGnerMVWFr26NVcQyUy_h-hek7hePxQ3HIvKfpO8T6zdIB3gcK3QTHYuBCvcSRUdjffP_8IWkx1Oa1NkiKkkPbzO6Z8ENn2fNb_URc3UBd-RM_ETNzlD0saee7rrtj4EBItcGRw

05/27/2024

Thank you for your service mom and dad Toft❤️You both were amazing people!

05/25/2024

My favorite image from my recent Komodo Dragon shoot. Slight ghosting and blur from the 1/125 sec. shutter speed....which I like! 16mm wide angle is possible with this wheeled contraption that allows me to get close safely. Two flashes with soft boxes help add some sweet light to this backlit scene.

05/24/2024

The last thing you might see if you are a smallish bird. Peregrine Falcon coming in hot! Finally got out to see our local Peregrine pair at Torrey Pines yesterday. Thank you Neil Soloman for showing me around.

05/22/2024

Such a glorious beast! Dragon!

05/18/2024

Would you like to learn some tips on how to repelling a 100 ft. tree in the Amazon and spend 13 days in a small blind to capture the magestic Harpy Eagle mother on her nest with a 3 week out chick? Or perhaps just get better photos of your backyard birds??? I’m happy to be spending an evening at the Ramona Ranch Winery giving an informal “how to” on bird photography. Come have a glass of wine and learn to better your photography. May 31. https://addmi.com/e/-NwlX-4y2AM-PuPNQtiR

05/15/2024

Komodo Dragon on the beach, 45 mins ago here on Komodo Island, Indonesia. Just an amazing experience!

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16655 Falcon Heights Road
Ramona, CA
92065

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http://www.toftphoto.com/

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