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Photo Day Series at the Houston Zoo

Due to enthusiastic demand, The Houston Zoo has taken our WILDLY popular Photo Days and expanded them into a year-long series of 6 photo outings, one scheduled every other month in 2010! Scroll down to see the schedule of Photo Days for 2010.

Photo Day Saturday, February 20

Photography enthusiasts - come out to the Houston Zoo on Saturday, February 20th at 7:00 a.m. and capture images of the Zoo’s animals and lush landscaping 2 hours before our normal opening time. Take advantage of the morning lighting and cooler weather and get memorable shots of some of the Zoo’s early risers as they start their day by getting fed, being bathed and enjoying enrichment.
 
Ticket holders will be treated to a continental breakfast, scheduled animal photo ops and a professional photography presentation. Guests will be allowed to stay on Zoo grounds all day until our normally scheduled closing time at 6:00PM.
 

Schedule of Events For Saturday, February 20th:
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Gates Open, check-in/registration and continental breakfast
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Free roam photo access to Zoo grounds & all outside exhibits
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Scheduled animal activity photo op, or free roam
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.: Scheduled animal activity photo op, or free roam
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Photography presentation at BEC Auditorium

 

 

 View photos taken at previous Houston Zoo Photo Days

 
visit the Houston Zoo Photo Day group on flickr

 
Photo Day Ticket Prices

Adult Member:
$30.00
Child/Senior/Student Member:
$20.00

Adult Non-Member:
$40.00
Child/Senior/Student Non-Member:
$30.00

Children under 4 are FREE
 

Event is Rain or Shine 
 


 Upcoming 2010 Photo Days

 
Saturday, April/May - Date to be determined
Saturday, June 19
Saturday, August 28
Saturday, October/November - Date to be determined
Saturday, December 11
 
Photo Day ticket holders will have access to the Zoo's public grounds and exhibits starting at 7:00 a.m., two hours before the zoo opens to the public.  Attendees are invited to participate in scheduled activities or they can just roam the Zoo grounds at their leisure, taking photos of all that the Zoo has to offer, until our normally scheduled public closing time.
 
A continental breakfast and all-day access to the Zoo are included.   
The schedule of events at each Photo Day is the same:

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Gates Open, check-in/registration and continental breakfast
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Free roam photo access to Zoo grounds & all outside exhibits
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Scheduled animal activity photo op, or free roam
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Scheduled animal activity photo op, or free roam
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Photography presentation at BEC Auditorium

2 animal activity photo ops will be scheduled for each Photo Day and the activities will involve either a feeding, bathing, enrichment or other close interaction between our zookeepers and animals.

All Photo Day mornings will be capped off with a presentation by a local professional or amateur photographer who will display a series of their photographs and will entertain the audience with the stories behind their photos along with an opportunity for Q&A.
  
 
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