ICF Books
The Pro-Tour of Nature Photography is a series of professional photography tournaments, each one limited to a particular geographic region and designed to initiate and support a developing Private Lands Nature Photo Tourism industry. Known for its natural beauty and biodiversity, the Texas Hill Country was selected to "host" the first Pro-Tour competition. This land of bubbling springs, sparkling rivers and sweeping vistas is deceptively fragile. With its winding country roads and breathtaking fields of spring wildflowers, the Hill Country is particularly vulnerable to ever-increasing pressure for subdividing and development - a situation that threatens the complex ecosystems.
The world's richest wildlife photo tournament, the inaguaral 2006 Pro-Tour of Nature Photography took place the month of April and awarded $160,000 in total prize money at an awards celebration in Fredericksburg, Texas in June, 2006. Behind the scenes, a lot was happening on the ranches! No one can fully appreciate the time and patience it takes to get an award-winning nature photograph! Each team that participated in the Pro-Tour deserves a salute of appreciate for the time and effort contricuted to achieve beautiful photography portfolios.
The ICF Board is proud to present Images for Conservation, Book One - Texas Hill Country Edition, showcasing the prize-winning wildlife and landscape photography from the inaugural Pro-Tour of Nature Photography.
2006 Pro-Tour Book
The perfect for every occasion gift!
The Mission of Images for Conservation Fund (ICF) is conservation of wildlife habitat using the power of nature photography, integrating art, education, economic development and natural history.
Images for Conservation, Book One - Texas Hill Country Edition is a full-color 10" x 10" coffee table book. This 168-page deluxe edition includes vignettes for each of the 17 participating Texas Hill Country ranches along with more than 200 prize-winning images from the professional portfolios of the 2006 Pro-Tour of Nature Photography. The book is dedicated to Lady Bird Johnson at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas and includes a dedication by Liz Carpenter.
This stunning collage of nature photographs is a limited edition and makes a perfect gift for someone special. Order now for Christmas giving!
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