Fancy yourself as a bit of an aspiring wildlife photographer? Or have you simply found yourself in the right place at the right time to snap some of your favourite animals pulling a funny face? How would you like to see your very own shots on the front cover of the Thylacinus for all ASZK members to see and shared across the ICZ website and socials for Congress members to see? It’s simple, the competition is open to anyone, so feel free to share with your friends. Here is all you need to know to get started… Rules
Categories are ‘ARTISTIC ANIMAL SHOT’, ‘ANIMALS IN THE WILD’, ‘ACTION/BEHAVIOUR SHOT’, ‘FUNNY ANIMAL MOMENTS’, and ‘ASZK 10TH YEAR PHOTOGRAPHY CELEBRATION SHOT’ – this year to celebrate a decade of wildlife with the Photography Competition let’s have fun and be creative, challenged and lucky; this category the photos must have 10 animals/10 of one species/10 different species/animals shaped in a 10. You can submit as many entries as you like. Competition opens October 14th 2024 and all photos must be submitted no later than the 22nd December 2024.
Send end all entries to photocomp@aszk.org.au ensuring the following is all included:
• Your name
• Your institution and/or address
• Title/caption of the shot/any notable details about the photo, animals in the shot.
• The category you feel your photo best suits.
• Photo JPEG file labelled with Photographer Name/Caption of Shot/Category
• Cite ‘ICZ Photo Comp’ in the subject line.
All photos must be in JPEG format and must be accompanied with a signed Photo Release Form.
Judging and Prizes
The ASZK committee will pick the two best photos in each category to show off at the ICZ conference, which will be held in Wellington, New Zealand 2025.
Then all conference delegates can select their favourites! Best of each category will be displayed on the front cover of Thylacinus – the quarterly journal of the ASZK covering interesting updates in zookeeping from across the region. *some landscape photos may not be suitable. Best of each category will also be shared across ICZ website and socials. Then, the People’s Choice (best of all categories) will earn its photographer honorary ASZK membership for a year!
Prints of the finalists may be auctioned off at the conference to assist with the Congress’s ongoing objective of supporting the professional development of keepers in their regions. So get snapping, and let your photography earn you membership! Be sure to check Facebook to see some of the entries. And make sure you get to Wellington in February 2025 to take part in the judging!
