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ROYAL OAK, Mich., September 4, 2007 – A one-woman exhibition of over 170 color and black-and-white photographic images of nature and wildlife taken by Bloomfield Hills, Mich., photographer Judy Yaker will debut at the Detroit Zoo’s Ford Education Center Exhibit Gallery September 21, 2007.
Natural Selections: Photographs by Judith G. Yaker features images of mammals, birds and reptiles taken during Yaker’s travels around the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe and North America, as well as at the Detroit Zoo. Also featured are photos of birds and invertebrates taken in Yaker’s neighborhood and at Kensington Metropark.
“I love photographing birds and bugs as well as cats, wild and domestic,” said Yaker. “But tigers are my true passion.” All of the tiger photos featured in the exhibition were taken at the Detroit Zoo in recent years.
Yaker’s photographs have been published by the largest calendar producers in the U.S., and she has been awarded two International Medals for “Best Authenticated Wildlife Nature Prints,” plus numerous other awards and accolades. Her work has been exhibited in galleries throughout the Metro Detroit area.
Natural Selections will be displayed at the Ford Education Center through November 25, 2007, and is open daily during regular Zoo hours at no additional charge. All photos in the exhibition will be available for purchase, and reprints can be ordered. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit the Detroit Zoological Society.
The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo. Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, the Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak. The Detroit Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October – with extended hours until 8 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August – and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March. Admission is $11.00 for adults 13 to 61, $9.00 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7.00 for children ages 2 to 12; children under 2 are free. For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org. The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March, and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks. For more information, call (313) 852-4056.
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