Annual Photographic Competition

Our annual photographic competition, challenges budding and amateur photographers to take a picture of our animals during a visit to the zoo.

The 2012 competition will run until 21 September and has five categories. They are:

• best photograph taken by a club photographer
• best picture taken by a visitor
• best black and white photograph
• best picture taken by someone under 16
• best funny caption.

For a copy of the competition rules and an entry form phone us on 028 9077 6277 ext 229 or email us on photocomp@belfastzoo.co.uk

2011 winners

You can view the winning entries in our 2011 competition below, or on our Facebook page

Best picture taken by a club photographer

1st - Tom Adams - £175
2nd - Valerie McKee - £150
3rd - Valerie McKee - £95
Highly commended - Thomas Millar - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended -Malcolm Moorehead - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Colin Gamble - certificate and HB goodie bag

Best picture taken by a visitor

1st - Andy Colhoun - £120
2nd - Paul Rutledge - £100
3rd - Andy Colhoun - £70
Highly commended - Colin Cochrane - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Tayrn Balie - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Nicolette Kernohan - certificate and HB goodie bag

Best black and white picture

1st - Colin Gamble - £120
2nd - Valerie McKee - £100
3rd - Raymond Hughes - £70
Highly commended - Laura Vilne - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Sharon Hill - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Colin Gamble - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Raymond Hughes - certificate and HB goodie bag

Best funny caption

1st - Nicolette Kernohan - £175

Highly commended - Paul Rutledge - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Patricia Mackey - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Keith Cherry - certificate and HB goodie bag

Best picture taken by an under-16

1st - Michael Colhoun - Family membership

Highly commended - Michael Colhoun - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Cory James - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Katie Price - certificate and HB goodie bag
Highly commended - Daniel Marshall - certificate and HB goodie bag