Wildlife Photography Lecture and an Early Public Photo Shoot at Houston Zoo

By Brian Hill

Houston, TX - Meet one of the world’s great wildlife photographers and enjoy a day of photography and fun at the Houston Zoo’s Photo Day on Saturday, December 12, 2009.

The Houston Zoo opens its gates 2 hours early at 7 a.m. allowing Photo Day ticket holders to take advantage of the morning light and cooler weather to capture memorable shots of some of the Zoo’s early risers.

At 9:00 a.m. Photo Day participants will be treated to a special presentation and question and answer session at the Houston Zoo’s Karamu Outpost with award winning wildlife photographer Andy Biggs. BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year in 2008, Andy has led photographic safaris to Tanzania, Botswana, and Namibia celebrating the African landscape and its rich wildlife, people and culture. Andy uses camera formats ranging from 35mm to 4 X 5 large format to the latest in digital camera technologies.

Photo Day ticket holders can enjoy a continental breakfast and can take advantage of specially scheduled photo opportunities and activities, or just roam the Zoo grounds at their leisure taking photos of all the Houston Zoo has to offer until our normally scheduled closing time of 6 p.m.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit http://www.houstonzoo.org/photographyday/.

See and download a Zoo map to plan your Photo Day itinerary at http://www.houstonzoo.org/attachments/files/1260/ZooMap072008.pdf  

To view Houston Zoo's web page on Zoo and Aquarium Visitor, go to:  http://www.zandavisitor.com/forumtopicdetail-727-Houston_Zoo