PJ Hicks (MBE)
Wildlife Photographer

About PJ

PJ is an award-winning, professional wildlife photographer living and working in East Africa. He was born and brought up in the UK, after studying photography in London and working there for a few years he moved to Uganda where he published his first coffee table photography book. Subsequently he moved to Tanzania where he has had another photography book published. 

Living and working in Africa has led to a passionate understanding and appreciation for the people, and as a fluent Swahili speaker is able to communicate widely. His love of the land and the wildlife and has had two more wildlife photography books published. His passion for conservation also led him to start the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, now one of the world’s most publicised photography competitions with its aim to promote the awareness of conservation issues around the world with a fun and humorous message.

Over the last 30 years living in East Africa, he has also set up various social enterprises; from working with street children to running a social business enabling men and women with disabilities to create artwork from scrap metal. For these projects and others, Paul was awarded an MBE by King Charles.

Apart from his 4 books, numerous articles in magazines and newspapers around the globe Paul also has a permanent exhibition of his wildlife photographs at the Cultural heritage Centre, Arusha town, the main airport in the Serengeti, also in the visitors centre of the Serengeti and finally a permanent exhibition at the Four Seasons Safari Lodge, Serengeti.