Milko Marchetti was born in Ferrara on 10th June 1968. The main passion, become a job, bring him to take pictures of nature in every way, but the reportage, and the other photographic areas, like industrial aerial photo and video, complete his activities.

In over 30 years of activity he has built an archive of over 1.000.000 images and over 25.000 clips video. He cooperates with the Region E.R., the Province of Ferrara, Parco del Delta del Po, Delta2000, and monthly FOTOCULT. His photos are published as front covers and internal on: OASIS, AGRICOLTURA, BELL’ITALIA, MERIDIANI, BELL’EUROPA, GENTEVIAGGI, ASFERICO, FOCUS, DOVE, I Viaggi di REPUBBLICA, ITINERARI TRAVEL, AMICI DI CASA, PESCASPORT, Catalogues ALPITOUR, PIEMONTE PARCHI, GREENTIME, QUI TOURING.

He is member: AIRF (Italian Reporter Photographers Association), AFNI (Italian Nature Photographer Association), FIAF (Italian Photographic Associations Federation).

For the 12th consecutive time he is the winner of the Nature World Cup, in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020 (with the National team of Naturalistic Photography, 16 photos of nature chosen to represent Italy).

In December 2004 his first photographic book was published “LE STAGIONI DEL DELTA” edited by Minerva Edizioni, awarded in March in Orvieto-fotografia, as the  best book of Nature Reportage.

On 4th May 2007 he received the “Onoreficenza” AFI (ARTIST OF ITALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY).

On 4th April 2008 he received the professional qualification QIP (QUALIFIED ITALIAN PHOTOGRAPHER), the first Italian photographer for the Nature section.

On 28th of November 2010, he received the professional qualification QEP (QUALIFIEDEUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHER), the first Italian photographer for the Wildlife section.

It’s Gitzo Pioneer and the brand partner Manfrotto and Syrp, collaborating with Vitec Group Imaging Solutions.

For over twenty years he has been organizing  photographic courses and post-elaboration, photographic journeys and Naturalistic Photography in Italy end in the World: Delta del Po, Capraia Island, Texel Island in Holland, Bohemian Forest in Germany, Iceland, the Rocky Mountains in Canada, South Africa, Madagascar, Yellowstone (US) , Pantanal in Brasil, are some of the destinations.

Admissions and awards ceremony  in National and International photographic competitions, personal exhibitions and video projection evenings of naturalistic photography, complete the activities he is involved in.

He uses cameras and Lens Canon, tripods, backpacks and photograohic equipment Gitzo, Manfrotto and Syrp, and he’s APR pilot (drone), using Parrot Anafi and Yuneec Typhoon H.