Copyright
& Acknowledgements
All material in this Official Guide to the Rio Grande
Valley, published annually by the Rio Grande Valley Partnership Chamber of Commerce
(Partnership), is copyrighted by the Partnership unless otherwise indicated. All
rights are reserved by the Partnership and contents may not be reproduced, disseminated,
published, or transferred in any form or by any means, except with prior written
permission of the Partnership. The Partnership gratefully acknowledges the contributions
of each community and artist toward the beautiful compilation of this issue.
Northern Jacana, spotted at the World Birding Center
in Weslaco
Photograph
by...
Mark B. Bartosik Born and raised
in Poland, Mark B. Bartosik moved to the United States after receiving his university
degree. With an avid interest in photography since childhood, he often turns his
lens to his greatest passion, Texas Birds.  Often
used to illustrate magazines and books, his photographs have won many international
awards, including International Wildbird Photographer, Trierenberg (formerly Hasselblad)
Super Circuit, World of Images Circuit Austria, International Photographer of
the Year, Nature's Best, National Wildlife Photography Awards, and Photography-Unlimited
Japan. In 2007 the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History featured one
of his award-winning photographs in an exhibit. To learn more about Mr. Bartosik
or to view more of his photographs, visit www.mbbphotography.com
or his online gallery at www.pbase.com/mbb. |
