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N.C. Zoo photographer wins spot in Smithsonian

A photo by Tom Gillespie, an employee of the N.C. Zoo, is among those featured in a Smithsonian exhibit through Jan. 15.

Posted 2008-07-22T20:38:48+00:00 - Updated 2008-07-22T20:38:48+00:00

This photo by Tom Gillespie, a photojournalist and public affairs specialist at the North Carolina Zoo, will be on display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. through Jan. 15, 2009.

An employee of the North Carolina Zoo has earned a place in the Smithsonian Museum for a photograph he took in Arizona.

Tom Gillespie is a photojournalist and public affairs specialist at the zoo.

The photo he took of a Navajo guide standing by his horse awaiting visitors to Monument Valley was one of the top images submitted for Smithsonian magazine’s fifth annual photo contest.

The image will be on display at the Smithsonian "Castle" on the National Mall through Jan. 15, 2009.

Gillespie, of Trinity, has also had his work featured in North Carolina magazine.