Victoria Advocate, Week 1

It has been just over a week since I started a photo internship at the Victoria Advocate in southeast Texas. I posted some photos earlier from the nearby Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, but I wanted to include some photos that I've shot for the paper as well. So far, it has been a week of circuses, agriculture, BBQ, beauty pageants, and fires. Take a look.

This week marked my first time photographing a beauty pageant:

A couple photos from the afternoon following an overnight apartment complex fire:

On a slow day, I went out and did a brief photo story on KB's BBQ trailer on the edge of town:

A few photos from the visiting Shrine Circus:

The rest of the photos are from a package on 4-H and FFA for the upcoming Victoria County Livestock Show:

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge

After a few days in Texas, I had my first day off and headed to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge on the Gulf coast. The refuge is currently filled with wintering birds from all over the country. The diversity and quantity of large birds was unlike anything I've ever seen. Enjoy the photos and take your best guess at identifying the animal in the second photo.

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

The eye in the second photo is a black vulture.