ZACC 2024 is all about storytelling and as the adage goes “A picture is worth a thousand words.”

We are excited to be be hosting a photo contest during our ZACC 2024 icebreaker on Monday evening, with a public vote in winners of each category.

The winners will receive a frame for their photo, painted by one of our furry or feathered friends from Utah’s Hogle Zoo or Tracy Aviary.

Vote for your favorite photos during our icebreaker on Monday 13th May!

 ZACC Photography Contest Themes/Categories 

• Urban Wildlife- photographs focusing on either cooperation or conflict between humans and animals in human dominated settings 

• “Call to Action”- photographs that tell a conservation/sustainability story or problem  

• Trail Camera- photographs that capture a unique or normally unseen behavior through trail camera technology 

• Animal Portraits- photographs highlighting the personality or intrinsic qualities of an animal 

• Climate- photographs that expose realities of climate change and its effects on ecosystems/species 

• Landscapes/habitat- photographs displaying why the species is uniquely adapted to thrive in its environment 

• Macro Photography- photographs focusing on what the naked eye cannot always see 

• Nighttime- photographs capturing the nocturnal world  

• Field Fail- humorous photographs of when things don’t always go as planned in the field. Include a short description of what led to these moments