Congratulations to this year’s photo contest winners! The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park was pleased to host its 24th Annual Photo Contest this year. With almost 350 photos submitted, wildlife photographer Chas Glatzer faced quite a challenge during the selection process. This year’s winning photographs are more striking and dynamic than ever and will be on display within our website and other promotional media.
The 2017 Best in Show image was taken by St. Augustine photographer Charles Wesley. This stunning photo of a preening Roseate spoonbill was captured with a Canon 7D Mk II camera, Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II lens and Canon 580 EX II flash.
Additionally, nine other Honorable Mentions were selected.
Anna Berger
Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus
Myrna Erler-Bradshaw
aberrant Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
Jackie Kramer
Tri-colored herons Egretta tricolor
Anna Berger
Reticulated python Python reticulatus
Charles Wesley
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis
Clark Wheeler
male Knobbed hornbill Rhyticeros cassidix
Alana Hodgson
Great egret chicks Ardea alba
Mark Hodgson
Cattle egrets Bubulcus ibis
Jackie Kramer
Roseate spoonbill parent and chicks Platalea ajaja
Thank you to all the photographers who submitted images this year. We look forward to your assistance making next year’s 25th annual photo contest the largest yet!
Spectacular!!! Every single photo is breathtaking!!!!
What a wonderful place to spend the day. Have spent many hours enjoying the park and especially the rookery area. Thank you for such a great opportunity to see these birds up close. Great photo representation of the park.
Such awesome pictures this year. Wonderful, all of you.
WoWzA! Congratulations to everyone!!!!!
All of these are wonderful! Congratulations to everyone, but especially our friend Clark Wheeler.
Gorgeous shots all, but I am especially proud of my cousin, Clark Wheeler’s great photo!