4th Annual Wild Shots Photo Contest: 2009 40th Anniversary
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Photos taken at Naples Zoo were submitted to one of four categories for the Wild Shots Photo Contest. The grand prize winner from each category received great prizes from the Zoo including the new Conservator Membership.
Category A: 2009 Image
- Youth (12 and under)
- Amateur
- Advanced (experienced and/or professional)
Category B: Historic Image (taken between 1919 and 2008)
- Photograph By Entrant (or Descendant)
2009 Winners
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Advanced: Winner
Leopard
Richard Evans
Naples, FL
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Historic: Winner
Swiss Cheese Plant
Tom Buckard
Cape Coral, FL |
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Novice: Winner
African Lion
Tabb Asselin
Woodbridge, VA |
Child: Winner
Military Macaw
Abraham Lowers
Naples, FL |
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2009 Honorable Mentions
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Advanced: Honorable Mention
Leopard
Martin Ries
Bonita Springs, FL
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Historic: Honorable Mention
Tiger
Michelle LaPradd
Miami, FL |
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Novice: Honorable Mention
Black Bear
Jenny Shackleton
Naples, FL
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Child: Honorable Mention
Zebra
Daniella Medina
Miami, FL
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2008 Winners
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Advanced: Winner
Dragonfly
Rick Shackleton
Naples, FL
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Novice: Winner
African Lion
Michele LaPradd
Miami, FL |
Child: Winner
African Lion
Logan Green
Lakeland, FL |
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2008 Honorable Mentions
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Advanced: Honorable Mention
African lion
Ken Bovat
Claverack, NY
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Novice: Honorable Mention
Colobus Monkeys
Ally Tate
Naples, FL
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Child: Honorable Mention
Spotted Leopard
Abraham Lowers
Naples, FL
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2007 Winners
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Advanced: Winner
Malayan tiger
Larry Linton
Sarasota, FL
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Novice: Winner
Eastern Screech Owl
Thomas A. Heck
Dayton, OH |
Child: Winner
Cichlids in Lake Victoria
Chelsea Baker
Naples, FL |
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2007 Honorable Mentions
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Advanced: Honorable Mention
African lion
Roman Gomez
Naples, FL
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Novice: Honorable Mention
Lubber Grasshopper
Susan C. Reagen
Naples, FL
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Child: Honorable Mention
Blue & Gold Macaw
Joshua Martin
Ocala, FL
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2006 Winners
Roman Gomez of Naples won the top award
in the advanced category with an Indochinese tiger image
taken in the popular Tiger Forest area at Naples Zoo.
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A stunning portrait of one of the zoo’s military macaws taken by Steven Hochman of Fort Myers won the novice category. |
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Geoffrey Glander of Naples who won the child category with an image of an Indochinese tiger, the rarest tigers in America. |
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