I photographed Safari Day Camp at Zoo Atlanta for the East Atlanta Patch newspaper on Tuesday, August 3, 2011. The camp, which runs from May 31 until August 12, can accommodate up to 150 children per week. Campers, from four years old through the eighth grade, get the opportunity to work on projects around the zoo, interact with the animals, create daily art projects and participate in educational activities. These are my favorite images from camp.
Jordan, one of the campers in the Lovely Lions group, asks questions about Kavi, the female tiger at Zoo Atlanta during Safari Day Camp on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
Kavi, one of the tigers at Zoo Atlanta cools off in a pool of water inside the big cats' enclosure on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
Kayla, one of the campers in the Safari Day Camp at Zoo Atlanta, looks at the tiger enclosure on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
Po, the newest panda at the Atlanta Zoo, hugs a tree inside his enclosure as he naps on Tuesday. Po is one of more than 1,000 animals that the children attending the weekly camp can get a glimpse of at the zoo.
Yetta Robinson, one of 15 instructors for the Safari Day Camp at Zoo Atlanta, talks to her campers as they visit the complex carnivores exhibit on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
Danny Hontz, director of the Zoo Atlanta Safari Day Camp, talk with Madilyn, one of his campers as they tour different animal habitats on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
Three owls sit on their perch at Zoo Atlanta on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
Danny Hontz, director of the Zoo Atlanta Safari Day Camp, shows Russell, one of his campers, how owls use their feathers to protect their eyes as the Friendly Flamingos group tours the zoo on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
Marlyn works on her art project during the Zoo Atlanta Safari Day Camp on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2011.
Sydney, right, and Chloe work on their art projects as instructor Noelle Harper looks on during the Zoo Atlanta Safari Day Camp on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2011.