BREC's BATON ROUGE ZOO Photo Contest

Sponsored by THE ADVOCATE

Thank you for joining us for the Zoo's photo contest! 75 photos were submitted and 256 votes were cast for "Fan Favorite." The Zoo would like to extend a special thanks to our presenting sponsor, The Advocate, and to our judges: John Ballance, photography manager for The Advocate; Sam Winslow, assistant zoo director and general curator; and David Humphreys, photographer.

Visit www.theadvocate.com/contests.

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WinnersGrand Prize Winner

	Photo Title	Photographer
	"One Legged Flamingo"	Justin Pollock

 Children

	Photo Title	Photographer	Place
	"Crane at BREC"	Michael Drury	1st
	"Flamingos chilling"	Alexis deQueiroz	2nd
	"Wave your wings in the air like you just don't care"	Desirae Parker	3rd

Junior

	Photo Title	Photographer	Place
	"Goofy Monkey"	Emily Shelton	1st
	"Giraffe"	Amber Overmeyer	2nd
	"Hello"	Morgan Hebert	3rd

 Novice Adult

	Photo Title	Photographer	Place
	"Blowfish"	Madeleine Rappold	1st
	"Come on in, the water's fine"	Rayna LeJeune	2nd
	"Ivory Plummage"	Ryan Torres	3rd

 Advanced Adult

	Photo Title	Photographer	Place
	"Handsome Hippo"	Megan Ousset	1st
	"Zebra Foal"	Maggy Marsh	2nd (Tie)
	"Beautiful Bird"	Lori Adkison	2nd (Tie)
	"Elk"	Rebecca Parker	3rd

Fun Foto

	Photo Title	Photographer	Place
	"Bella and the giraffes"	Brandi Pellissier	1st
	"Lunch?"	Dustin Howes	2nd
	"Caged Animals"	Christa Turner	3rd (Tie)
	"Taming the WILD Beasts!"	Jennifer Shearer	3rd

Fan Favorite

	Photo Title	Photographer
	"Happy Tortoise!"	Patrick Reicks

 

 

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CATEGORIES

• Children, ages 12 and younger  (NOTE:  Parent or guardian must register and submit photo for this category)
• Junior, ages 13 up to 18
• Novice ADULT, beginners and nonprofessionals
• Advanced ADULT, considerable experience to professional

 

PHOTO RIGHTS/USAGE

Entries will be acknowledged by email so it is very important to have a valid email address when registering and to check that email periodically.  Photographs remain the copyrighted property of the photographer; however, BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo and Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo and THE ADVOCATE reserve the non-exclusive right to use the imaged submitted to the contest for publicity, advertising, promotional, educational, and other purposes without obtaining further permission and/or compensation. The Baton Rouge Zoo and Friends of the Zoo and THE ADVOCATE will attempt to give credit to the photographer. Uploading your photo constitutes acceptance of these terms.

 

PRIZES
Grand Prize Winner
- Honorary Keeper (Patron) Level Membership to Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo
- Behind the scenes tour for winner and 3 guests
- Winning Photo featured on the cover of Wild Times, the Zoo's newsletter
- A C.C. Lockwood print of the Zoo's Malayan tigers
- A collectible Baton Rouge Zoo ornament (featuring a giraffe)

First Place Winners
- Household membership to Friends of the Baton Rouge Zoo
- A C.C. Lockwood print of the Zoo's Malayan tigers
- A collectible Baton Rouge Zoo ornament (featuring a giraffe)

Second and Third Place Winners
- A C.C. Lockwood print of the Zoo's Malayan tigers
- A collectible Zoo Ornament (featuring a giraffe)