Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: North slope

Photo: Alaska native girls attend a youth summer camp in Kaktovik.

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Alaska native girls attend a youth summer camp in Kaktovik.

Photo: Inuit teens in graduation gowns pose for a portrait next to a school bus.

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Inuit teens in graduation gowns pose for a portrait next to a school bus.

Photo: Gulls feed on the remains of a bowhead whale caught and butchered by Alaska Natives on the North Slope.

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Gulls feed on the remains of a bowhead whale caught and butchered by Alaska Natives on the North Slope.

Photo: A polar bear, fresh from feeding on the remains of a bowhead whale caught and butchered by Alaska natives on the North Slope.

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A polar bear, fresh from feeding on the remains of a bowhead whale caught and butchered by Alaska natives on the North Slope.

Photo: A white-fronted goose on the tundra on Alaska's North Slope (near Atqasuk.)

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A white-fronted goose on the tundra on Alaska’s North Slope (near Atqasuk.)

Photo: A white-fronted goose on the tundra on Alaska's North Slope (near Atqasuk.)

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A white-fronted goose on the tundra on Alaska’s North Slope (near Atqasuk.)

Photo: On assignment on Alaska's North Slope -- shown is the blimp camera used to photograph whale butchering.

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On assignment on Alaska’s North Slope — shown is the blimp camera used to photograph whale butchering.

Photo: On assignment on Alaska's North Slope -- shown is the blimp camera used to photograph whale butchering.

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On assignment on Alaska’s North Slope — shown is the blimp camera used to photograph whale butchering.

Photo: On assignment on Alaska's North Slope -- shown is the blimp camera used to photograph whale butchering.

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On assignment on Alaska’s North Slope — shown is the blimp camera used to photograph whale butchering.

Photo: A close up of white cottongrass (Eriphorum scheuchzeri) growing on the tundra near Deadhorse, Alaska.

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A close up of white cottongrass (Eriphorum scheuchzeri) growing on the tundra near Deadhorse, Alaska.

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) walking at sunset near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) walking at sunset near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

Photo: The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

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Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

Photo: A moose (Alces americanus) crosses the Kukpuk River on Alaska's North Slope.

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A moose (Alces americanus) crosses the Kukpuk River on Alaska’s North Slope.

A caribou (Rangifer tarandus) from the Central Arctic herd crosses an industrial road on Alaska's North Slope, near Prudhoe Bay.

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A caribou (Rangifer tarandus) from the Central Arctic herd crosses an industrial road on Alaska’s North Slope, near Prudhoe Bay.

Photo: White-fronted geese in Alaska's North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

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White-fronted geese in Alaska’s North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

Photo: White-fronted geese in Alaska's North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

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White-fronted geese in Alaska’s North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

Photo: White-fronted geese in Alaska's North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

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White-fronted geese in Alaska’s North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

Photo: A flock of black brant geese (Branta bernicla nigricans) gather on Alaska's North Slope.

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A flock of black brant geese (Branta bernicla nigricans) gather on Alaska’s North Slope.

Photo: Black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) at Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska's North Slope.

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Black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) at Teshekpuk Lake on Alaska’s North Slope.

Photo: Construction workers work on an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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Construction workers work on an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

Photo: Construction workers work on an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

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Construction workers work on an oil pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

Photo: Researchers use binoculars to search for peregrine falcon chicks along the Colville River.

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Researchers use binoculars to search for peregrine falcon chicks along the Colville River. The researchers band the chicks in order to track what habitat the birds are using repeatedly and how old the birds are when they return to the nest.

Photo: Aerial of Colville River Delta in Alaska's North Slope.

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Aerial of Colville River Delta in Alaska’s North Slope.

Photo: Three peregrine falcon chicks huddle in their cliff nest along the Colville River, the Slope's largest.

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Three peregrine falcon chicks huddle in their cliff nest along the Colville River, the Slope’s largest. The bluffs along this river support one of the highest densities of nesting raptors in North America.

Photo: Three peregrine falcon chicks huddle in their cliff nest along the Colville River, the Slope's largest.

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Three peregrine falcon chicks huddle in their cliff nest along the Colville River, the Slope’s largest. The bluffs along this river support one of the highest densities of nesting raptors in North America.

Photo: A peregrine falcon flies above Alaska's North Slope.

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A peregrine falcon flies above Alaska’s North Slope.

Photo: A peregrine falcon flies above Alaska's North Slope.

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A peregrine falcon flies above Alaska’s North Slope.

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