Zoophoria

About This Group

Our Avatar Competition Winner and Featured Artist for the month of August is Tony (Wayofthewarrior) Congratulations to Tony for winning the August Avatar. As our featured artist, I asked Tony to tell us a little about himself. He graciously agreed to share a little bit of his story with our group. Thank you, Tony for the contribution of your talents to the group. We continuously enjoy your postings. Please be sure to stop by Tony’s gallery to see the rest of his unique works of art, and leave a message congratulating him on his win!

First I would like to say thank you for the honor of being chosen as this months group avitar. My name is Tony and I live in Fort Worth, Texas. I have several hobbies along with photography, cycling and going to the gym are also an important part of my life.

If I had to give advice to anyone new it would be first, learn your equipment, try new things and settings and study light. Second, do not be afraid to experiment with new styles or techniques, I learned by reading as much as I could about photography and applying the things I read about. My inspiration for photography is photography itself, the ability to create and capture images from the simple things in life to the complex. It allows us to see the world and moments in time that are frozen forever.

My image was a part of a series I did called Jungle Mist. I wanted to create images that took the viewer into the world of the subject. My goal was when you looked at the image I wanted you to see the Primate for the wonderful creatures that they are, to see and feel some kind of emotion along with the visual. in a way I feel sometimes I am speaking for them through my art.

My favorite animal to photograph when I visit any Zoo are big cats, I will spend hours watching them, they command such respect my goal is to capture their inner spirit and show them for the majestic creations that they are.

Once again I am honored at being chosen and humbled as the site has some of the best artist and people one could hope to meet.

Thank you all,
Tony

ZOOPHORIA’s main purpose as a group is to showcase the beauty of all God’s creatures, great and small, found in captivity.

If you have a fabulous zoo shot you’ve been dying to show off, this is the best place to do it. This group is full of people who just can not get enough of the zoo! Zoophoria by defintion is a feeling of Zoobulation felt by a photographer or artist while visiting the zoo.

We want to see your best work only. This may include creatures as small as a ladybug taken at a botanical gardens, or a huge as an elephant at your local zoo. The main focus of the art must be on the animal. Many types of animals may fall into this category: amphibians, birds, primates, reptiles, fish, etc.

This group has many talented photographer’s and artist, so join the group, browse around, give our artist some positive feedback in the comment sections. Our group has a very active participation in group challenges and contest. You can see our list of competitions in the Forum area of the group. We also have an area for general discussion if you would like to add a topic. So, come on in, stay a while, and join the fun!

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