The Vanishing: Amphibian Extinction

From giant salamanders to frogs the size of thumbnails, amphibians all over the world are facing extinction. Scientists are racing to find solutions, but will it be too late? This story took Joel to the jungles of Ecuador and the remote mountains of California, photographing the last of species about to disappear.

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Last Ones: Endangered Species

The species protected by the US Endangered Species Act are a varied and controversial bunch, but they have one thing in common: they all need our help if they're going to survive.

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The Biodiversity Collection

The Biodiversity Collection is the outcome of Joel's two-year personal project. By photographing animals on simple black and white backgrounds, details emerge, adaptations are evident, personalities shine through. Do we really want to live in a world without even one of them?

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On The Land

On the Land explores our relationship with the earth, with an eye toward sustainable land use and the true value of wilderness. The show examines the questions surrounding these issues in detail, using four geographic areas in various stages of development.

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Greatest Hits

This gallery showcases some of Joel's favorite images from over twenty years behind the lens. They're all available as prints, or as a postcard book.

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Fragile Nature: A Personal View

In over a dozen years taking pictures for National Geographic Magazine, Joel Sartore has seen the world's most beautiful and threatened places and animals. Fragile Nature showcases the rare and wild from the far reaches of South America to the back yards of Lincoln Nebraska.

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