Born in 1958, Marco Urso is an author and wildlife and travel photographer. Over the past decade, he has devoted himself entirely to his passion for photography, which goes back to his teen years. During his career, he founded and directed two magazines, and an association devoted to young travelers. For several years he headed the national FIAVET (Tour operators association) committee for young travelers.

Marco started taking pictures as a teenager using a basic rangefinder. He developed and printed his own photos and won his first contest at the age of nineteen with a reportage on Venice. He soon found himself capturing the wildlife and made a living out of it. Today, Marco is a wildlife and travel photographer: from a photographic standpoint, both areas have a great deal in common, requiring a synthesis of technique, instantaneous photographic vision and the mirror of inner emotion. Marco devotes great attention to light in his shots, to composition as the narration of a story, and he spends little time on post-production. His photographs are used for nature and travel books around the world, and are published by periodicals such as National Geographic, Nature Images, Nature Best, Outdoor Photographer, Asferico, Natura e Oasis, and Go Nordic.