Our Team: The FON Collective
Diverse Expertise, One Mission

“FON is like a dream for me. There is freedom in the work, passion, joy, discovery, a constant renewal of the bonds of friendship and an overarching, unifying goal… FON and my photography and those combined feel like my mission in life”

Hussain Aga Khan is an award-winning conservation photographer and the founder and director of Focused On Nature, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to protecting threatened and endangered species and their habitats.

A lifelong animal lover, Hussain has been captivated by wild and marine life since childhood—keeping tropical fish from the age of five and developing an early passion for reptiles and amphibians. By 14, he began scuba diving, deepening a fascination with the natural world both above and below the surface that would grow into a lifelong commitment to conservation. On a trip to the Brazilian Amazon in 1996, he began photographing flora and fauna—sparking another enduring passion.

His photography captures intimate moments across an array of ecosystems, reflecting his passion for wildlife and their habitats. Over three decades, expeditions have built extraordinary archives spanning the globe and capturing countless species—both marine and terrestrial. In 2014, he established Focused On Nature to support global conservation, advocacy and research efforts to protect biodiversity and critical ecosystems. He has published five books: Animal Voyage (2004), Diving into Wildlife (2015), Fragile Beauty (2022), The Living Sea (2022), and Marine Encounters (2025).