Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: national geographic magazine

Photo: A young hiker belts out a cry that echoes through the canyons of Deadhorse Point State Park in Utah.

Photo

SCE001-00001

A young hiker belts out a cry that echoes through the canyons of Deadhorse Point State Park in Utah.

Photo: A mosquito is trapped in the sticky, diminuitive, and carnivorous sundew plant in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada.

Photo

PLA017-00001

A mosquito is trapped in the sticky, diminuitive, and carnivorous sundew plant in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada.

Photo: Basic training at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida.

Photo

PEO013-00012

Basic training at Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida. (Individual IDs are available upon request.)

Photo: Choco, a native of Madidi National Park, Bolivia, calls a jaguar in to an area near an eco-tourism lodge.

Photo

PEO011-00031

Choco, a native of Madidi National Park, Bolivia, calls a jaguar in to an area near an eco-tourism lodge.

Photo: Piranha fishing in the Tuichi River in Bolivia's Madidi National Park.

Photo

PEO011-00028

Piranha fishing in the Tuichi River in Bolivia’s Madidi National Park.

Photo: Natives bathe in the Tuichi river, a tributary of the Amazon, in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

Photo

PEO011-00022

Natives bathe in the Tuichi river, a tributary of the Amazon, in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

Photo: Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

Photo

PEO011-00014

Rafts made of mahogany are smuggled out of Madidi National Park on the Tuichi River (Bolivia.) Groups like EcoBolivia work to educate the locals on the real value of their land in hopes of preventing logging and deforestation.

Photo: Rosamaria Ruiz, an environmental activist, with native guides on a canoe in the Tuichi River, a tributary of the Amazon, in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

Photo

PEO011-00009

Rosamaria Ruiz, an environmental activist, with native guides on a canoe in the Tuichi River, a tributary of the Amazon, in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

Photo: Pantanieros (cowboys) on a ranch in Brazil's Pantanal region.

Photo

PEO010-00003

Pantanieros (cowboys) on a ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: Mr. Mudbug, "the world's largest crawfish" is led through downtown New Orleans, LA during the Krewe of Ponchartrain Parade.

Photo

PEO007-00009

Mr. Mudbug, “the world’s largest crawfish” is led through downtown New Orleans, LA during the Krewe of Ponchartrain Parade.

Photo: Visitors to Vancouver Island search for gray whales in Clayoquot Sound.

Photo

PEO006-00105

Visitors to Vancouver Island search for gray whales in Clayoquot Sound.

Photo: Skiers and tourists in the heated pool at Sun Valley Lodge (Idaho).

Photo

PEO006-00071

Skiers and tourists in the heated pool at Sun Valley Lodge (Idaho).

Photo: Five year-old Jonathan Cunningham sits on an alligator (recently hunted by his father) in Morgan City, Louisiana.

Photo

PEO005-00007

Five year-old Jonathan Cunningham sits on an alligator (recently hunted by his father) in Morgan City, Louisiana.

Photo: The Boston Brownies, so named from the tan resulting from the daily swims they take in Boston Harbor.

Photo

PEO004-00049

The Boston Brownies, so named from the tan resulting from the daily swims they take in Boston Harbor.

Photo: Detasslers bite their nails in anticipation as they wait to find out how much money they've made.

Photo

PEO003-00163

Detasslers bite their nails in anticipation as they wait to find out how much money they’ve made. Detassling crews put in long, tough days during the summer as they remove the tassels from seed corn. (Seed corn is harvested and then planted by farmers to grow corn for livestock feed, food additives, and ethanol production.)

Photo: Detassling crews put in long, tough days during the summer as they remove the tassels from seed corn.

Photo

PEO003-00121

Detassling crews put in long, tough days during the summer as they remove the tassels from seed corn. (Seed corn is harvested and then planted by farmers to grow corn for livestock feed, food additives, and ethanol production.)

Photo: A teenager looks through the screen door at his family's ranch in Nebraska's Sandhills.

Photo

PEO003-00047

A teenager looks through the screen door at his family’s ranch in Nebraska’s Sandhills.

Photo: Nebraskans look out over an approaching storm at Burwell's Big Rodeo.

Photo

PEO003-00003

Nebraskans look out over an approaching storm at Burwell’s Big Rodeo.

Photo: Two young contestants in the Mount Pleasant, Utah Pioneer's Pageant struggle with an aspiring "animal actor."

Photo

PEO002-00027

Two young contestants in the Mount Pleasant, Utah Pioneer’s Pageant struggle with an aspiring “animal actor.”

Photo: Members of a Wayne State College fraternity are transformedinto the "Chickendale" Dancers at the Wayne Chicken festival in Nebraska.

Photo

PEO002-00023

Members of a Wayne State College fraternity are transformedinto the “Chickendale” Dancers at the Wayne Chicken festival in Nebraska.

Photo: The Phelps County (NE) Fair's demolition derby always draws a good crowd.

Photo

PEO002-00003

The Phelps County (NE) Fair’s demolition derby always draws a good crowd.

Photo: A dead bowhead whale lies on the beach in Kaktovik.

Photo

PEO001-00124

A dead bowhead whale lies on the beach in Kaktovik. The village is allowed by law to take three whales each fall for the meat and baleen. First the whale is washed with a front-end loader, then butchering begins.

Photo: Miss Top of the World waves to the crowd during the July 4th celebration in Barrow, the North Slope's largest village.

Photo

PEO001-00110

Miss Top of the World waves to the crowd during the July 4th celebration in Barrow, the North Slope’s largest village. Barrow is home to 5,000 people, half of the total on the Slope.

Photo: Native American dip-netting for salmon on the Klickitat River (a tributary of the Columbia) in Washington.

Photo

PEO001-00038

Native American dip-netting for salmon on the Klickitat River (a tributary of the Columbia) in Washington.

Photo: The feet of photographer Joel Sartore were covered in mosquitoes within five minutes of removing his boots.

Photo

ONA011-00001

The feet of photographer Joel Sartore were covered in mosquitoes within five minutes of removing his boots. Small insects may be a nuisance, but are critical in anchoring the bottom of the food chain during the short summer season on the North Slope.

Photo: Joel Sartore in a tree blind in Madidi.

Photo

ONA001-00009

Joel Sartore in a tree blind in Madidi. One of his guides lies on the floor, sick with an infection.

Photo: Photographer Joel Sartore inches his way toward a juvenile caiman in Bolivia's Madidi National Park.

Photo

ONA001-00007

Photographer Joel Sartore inches his way toward a juvenile caiman in Bolivia’s Madidi National Park.

Photo: Photographer Joel Sartore learns that thriving insect populations mean a healthy ecosystem in Madidi National Park.

Photo

ONA001-00002

Photographer Joel Sartore learns that thriving insect populations mean a healthy ecosystem in Madidi National Park.

Photo: Termites are drawn in hordes to the light from a single candle in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

Photo

ONA001-00001

Termites are drawn in hordes to the light from a single candle in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

Photo: The banana slug is just one member of the biodiverse community on Clayoquot Sound (Vancouver Island), British Columbia.

Photo

INS009-00006

The banana slug is just one member of the biodiverse community on Clayoquot Sound (Vancouver Island), British Columbia.

Photo: The endangered El Segundo blue butterfly clings to survival at the foot of a runway at LAX.

Photo

INS003-00002

The endangered El Segundo blue butterfly clings to survival at the foot of a runway at LAX.

Photo: An endangered American burying beetle crawls over a dead mourning dove.

Photo

INS002-00014

An endangered American burying beetle crawls over a dead mourning dove. (Hwy 47, near Gothenburg, NE.)

Photo: Salt Creek tiger beetles mating in northern Lancaster County, Nebraska.

Photo

INS002-00005

Salt Creek tiger beetles mating in northern Lancaster County, Nebraska. The insect only exists in this rare inland saline marsh, and is threatened by development.

Photo: Julie Jensen Director of Marketing | WVC O: 866.800.7326 | D: 702.443.9249 | E: j.jensen@wvc.org

Speaking Engagements

Joel is a popular keynote speaker with conservation, corporate, and civic groups.

Hire him to entertain and inspire your audience.

Book Joel To Speak

The Photo Ark

Joel is the founder of the Photo Ark, a groundbreaking effort to document every species in captivity before it’s too late.

Explore the Photo Ark

Visit Our Store

Every purchase goes directly to support our mission: getting the public to care and helping to save species from extinction.

Help Us Build the Ark