Tony Anthony has followed a life-long spirit for adventure beginning the summer he graduated from the New Hampton School for Boys and traveled on a 250cc BSA motorcycle through six countries in Europe. Not long afterwards, he found himself drafted into the Army — assigned to the infantry as a Combat Correspondent for the 1st Batallion 52nd Infantry, 198th Infantry Brigade in the battle hardened Americal Division in Vietnam.

Thus began the author’s career as a photo-journalist. But it was his black and white ink sketches that first gained the notice of a larger audience. Using a self-made bamboo pen, he illustrated a spread of soldiers celebrating Christmas in the field for the Americal Division newspaper. With his work suddenly in demand, the author’s stories, drawings and photographs began to appear regularly in Army publications including Stars & Stripes.

Anthony’s first book, LIFE IS WAR But You Can Win, was published in 1994 inspired by the author’s recovery from Post Traumatic Stress. The book was bought by VA hospitals and Vet centers across the country. Dr. John Gray wrote: "Tony Anthony’s account of what he learned under fire inspires us all to take control of our lives, to move forward with greater awareness and courage." The Dallas Morning News said, "Gutsy and sometimes as grisly as war itself."

Photo-journalism has since taken the author to the far corners of the world—from the jungles of Madagascar to the Antarctic ice. Six years ago Tony began to volunteer his time to AmeriCares, an international relief and disaster agency. On 9/11/2001, as part of the AmeriCares immediate response to the World Trade Center disaster, he flew in on an Army Black Hawk helicopter to document the rescue effort. In May 2003, the week after the bombing in Iraq ended he documented the first humanitarian aid mission to land in Baghdad supplying the hospitals with much needed medical supplies.

Tony Anthony has received numerous awards for his writing and images including the Atlantic Monthly Writing Award and an award from Hilton Kramer, Art Critic for the New York Times. He is the recipient of the Army Commendation Medal, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, and the Bronze Star.

Anthony is currently producing a documentary film called "Fearless Mountain" about the Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in Redwood Valley scheduled for release in the summer of 2006.

He lives in Mendocino County with his wife and two sons.