Photography Classes

Below are the current photography classes available at Nashville Zoo. For more information or to register for a program, please click on the program title.

Program Title Overview
Animal Art Photography I (Adult)

Join us for a new photography class that teaches amateur photographers to achieve the perfect animal photo.

Animal Art Photography II (Adult)

Instructor Christian Sperka shares his techniques and experience with the photography class participants.

Kids Animal Art Photography Class (Ages 8-12)

Children can use any type of digital camera to learn to take great animal photos.
Photo Safari

This class offers photographers with a unique opportunity to photograph animals that are not on exhibit at the Zoo.
Private Photography Lessons with Wildlife Photographer Christian Sperka

Learn the expert’s techniques for photographing animals or the photo enhancing process for printing or posting online in a private lesson with our official Zoo photographer.
Teen Animal Art Photography Class (Ages 13-16)

Join us for a photography class that teaches teens to achieve the perfect animal photo.
Unseen New World Photography Workshop

A large number of animals species at the Nashville Zoo live in the Unseen New World. Their habitats (Terrariums and Aquariums) provide a completely different set of photographic challenges than...