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What began as a hobby soon turned into a lifetime passion for wildlife videographer, Anthony Zeni. He was a consummate videographer who traveled all over the world shooting films of wild animals in their natural habitats. His most notable film is the 30-minute video of a Kermode Bear, a rare white-coated American Black Bear more commonly known as “spirit bear”, in British Columbia. It was also his last.

Born on March 15, 1957 in Denver, Colorado, Anthony Zeni was close to nature ever since he could crawl. As a kid, Anthony often camped in the Rocky Mountains and Colorado Eastern Plains with his parents and visited local lakes and forests where his curiosity for wildlife developed. By the age of 8, his parents gave him a Kodak Pocket Instamatic camera that he used during their visits in Mesa Verde National Park, Rocky Mountain National Parks and other protected areas in Colorado. Anthony Zeni then went on to obtain a degree in film and video studies which formally honed him into an excellent wildlife photographer and videographer.

Prior to the bear attack that killed him in 1998, Anthony Zeni had already made volumes of films and photographs he took during his visits in the African plains, Indian jungles, the Arctic circle and in numerous protected areas and national parks in America and Canada.

Anthony Zeni is an Attorney in a large law firm where he gets to save one large multinational corporation at a time. Anthony recently relocated from North Carolina to Washington, DC. Zeni was born and raised in eastern North Carolina but during his junior year in high school, his family moved to Northern Virginia. Anthony therefore considers himself as a “Nova boy” with a southern streak.
Anthony Zeni has an MBA and JD to his credit. As an attorney, Zeni admits to working quite a bit. However, he lives by Owen Wilson’s words of wisdom which is “I don’t like to be painted with that brush.” It simply means that he prefers to be with people who do not take themselves too seriously. This was triggered by several instances in his life. Such incidents include him walking on a bank robbery as well as walking away from being hit by a car. Because of these, Anthony Zeni believes that one can find humor in just about anything.

Generally speaking, people describe him as being gregarious but can be reserved at times which may be mistaken as being stand offish. However, Anthony is comfortable in almost any situation and thrives on being with people – and appreciates those who are sociable and extroverts. Anthony Zeni’s philosophy is that “life is too short;” therefore Zeni notes that one has to have good stories to tell in order to entertain people and to bring a bit of spice to every conversation which makes it an interesting tale.