Bill Ivy (photographer/author)

Bill Ivy (born 1953 in Toronto, Canada) is a veteran photographer/author with 24 books to his credit, including the award-winning A Little Wilderness - The Natural History of Toronto.

In the mid-1960's he was a student at the International School Ibadan in Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War.

Bill is a skilled lecturer on photography and natural history and a popular nature guide. He has appeared on numerous radio and TV programs. He was still photographer for BBC on Sir David Attenborough's Wildlife on One: Backyard Bandits. His work has been featured in hundreds of publications in North America and abroad.

Bill is a trained classical guitarist and taught music prior to pursuing a career in photography.

Bill currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.

Selected books

  • A Little Wilderness - The Natural History of Toronto (ISBN: 0195404211)
  • Close to Home - A Canadian Country Diary (ISBN: 1895246113)
  • Wildlife of America (ISBN: 0831755814)
  • Wilderness Canada (ISBN: 088665484X)
  • Getting to Know Nature's Children series
  • Our Wildlife World series
  • Bill Ivy's official site (http://www.billivy.com)