22 Aug 2018 25th Annual Photo Contest Winners!
Best in Show
Robert Van Mierop
Palm Coast, FL
Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
The 2018 Best in Show image was taken by Palm Coast photographer Robert Van Mierop. This awe-inducing photo of a Roseate spoonbill parent with chick was captured with a Nikon D7200, with a 200-500mm lens.
Congratulations to this year’s photo contest winners! The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park was pleased to host its 25th Annual Photo Contest this year. With hundred of photos submitted, renowned National Geographic wildlife photographer Joel Sartore was forced to select one Best in Show and nine Honorable Mention images. His final spectacular selections follow below and showcase a wide variety of species.
Tin-Sang Chan
Scarborough, Ontario
Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
Anita Fanic
Jacksonville, FL
Great egret Ardea alba
Mark Hodgson
St. Augustine, FL
Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
Alex Harris
St. Augustine, FL
albino American alligator Alligator mississippiensis
Robert Van Mierop
Palm Coast, FL
Green tree python Morelia viridis
Alexander Jones
Chapel Hill, NC
American alligator Alligator mississippiensis
David Long
Shrewsbury, MA
Great egret Ardea alba
Vladislava Payne
Palm Coast, FL
Great egret Ardea alba
Dennis Thornton
Pleasantville, NY
Siamese crocodile Crocodylus siamensis
Thank you to all the photographers who submitted images this year!