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Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: Joel Sartore (left) and Pierre Chabannes on a spider shoot at Museum of Nature South Tyrol in Bolzano, Italy.

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Joel Sartore (left) and Pierre Chabannes on a spider shoot at Museum of Nature South Tyrol in Bolzano, Italy.

Photo: A bird entertains a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A bird entertains a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

Photo: A vulnerable Southern ground hornbill, Bucorvus leadbeateri, entertains a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A vulnerable Southern ground hornbill, Bucorvus leadbeateri, entertains a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

Photo: A bird entertains a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A bird entertains a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

Photo: A bird flies over a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A bird flies over a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

Photo: A bird entertains a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A bird entertains a crowd at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

Photo: A crowd of people watch a black vulture, Coragyps atratus, fly overhead at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A crowd of people watch a black vulture, Coragyps atratus, fly overhead at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

Photo: A crowd of people watch a black vulture, Coragyps atratus, fly overhead at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A crowd of people watch a black vulture, Coragyps atratus, fly overhead at Le Parc des Oiseaux, a bird park in the town of Villars Les Dombes, France.

Photo: A group of happy young people pose for a portrait in a living room.

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A group of happy young people pose for a portrait in a living room.

Picture of zookeepers with a federally threatened male spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Zookeepers with a federally threatened male spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center. This bird has been in decline since the 1980’s, attributed most likely to climate change and lead shot in their environment.

Photo: A life-sized great white shark looms overhead at the Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

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A life-sized great white shark looms overhead at the Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Photo: A group of men improvise electricity for a Photo Ark shoot.

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A group of men improvise electricity for a Photo Ark shoot.

Photo: Pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of storefronts in Hollywood.

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Pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of storefronts in Hollywood.

Photo: A woman watches a marathon from the comfort of her home.

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A woman watches a marathon from the comfort of her home.

Photo: Two people watch a marathon from the comfort of theirhome.

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Two people watch a marathon from the comfort of theirhome.

Tracking mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

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Tracking mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

Photo: A woman feeds her child at a traditional blessing ceremony.

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A woman feeds her child at a traditional blessing ceremony.

Photo: A helicopter takes off from a 'blessing ceremony' in the Mt. Gorongosa range of Mozambique, Africa.

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A helicopter takes off from a ‘blessing ceremony’ in the Mt. Gorongosa range of Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Dr. Edward O. Wilson examines the insects caught at a bioblitz in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, Africa.

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Dr. Edward O. Wilson examines the insects caught at a bioblitz in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: Dr. Edward O. Wilson examines the insects caught at a bioblitz in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, Africa.

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Dr. Edward O. Wilson examines the insects caught at a bioblitz in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: A man admires the scenery in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Africa.

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A man admires the scenery in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Africa.

Photo: A man admires the scenery in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Africa.

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A man admires the scenery in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Africa.

Photo: A man admires the scenery in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Africa.

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A man admires the scenery in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Africa.

Photo: Two men drive through the Mweya area of Uganda, Africa.

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Two men drive through the Mweya area of Uganda, Africa.

Photo: A woman keeps illustrated journals of her extended time in the bush of African nations.

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A woman keeps illustrated journals of her extended time in the bush of African nations. She illustrates each journal with drawings, including of the various kinds of animal droppings she finds.

Photo: A motorcycle taxi near the town of Kasese, Uganda, Africa.

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A motorcycle taxi near the town of Kasese, Uganda, Africa.

Photo: A woman keeps illustrated journals of her extended time in the bush of African nations.

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A woman keeps illustrated journals of her extended time in the bush of African nations. She illustrates each journal with drawings, including of the various kinds of animal droppings she finds.

Photo: A man stands on the porch of his cabin at Bahoma Lodge, near Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda, Africa.

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A man stands on the porch of his cabin at Bahoma Lodge, near Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park in Uganda, Africa.

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