Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: photography set-up

Photo: A zookeeper with lilac-breasted rollers (Coracias caudatus caudatus) at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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A zookeeper with lilac-breasted rollers (Coracias caudatus caudatus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

Photo: A photographer prepares for a photo shoot at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, AK.

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A photographer prepares for a photo shoot at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, AK.

Picture of photography set up for greater mousedeer, greater Malay chevrotain or napu (Tragulus napu) at the Topeka Zoo.

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Photography set up for greater mousedeer, greater Malay chevrotain or napu (Tragulus napu) at the Topeka Zoo.

Picture of photography set up for greater mousedeer, greater Malay chevrotain or napu (Tragulus napu) at the Topeka Zoo.

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Photography set up for greater mousedeer, greater Malay chevrotain or napu (Tragulus napu) at the Topeka Zoo.

Picture of background made by Wrylie Guffey (shown in photo) for greater mousedeer, greater Malay chevrotain or napu (Tragulus napu)at the Topeka Zoo

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Background made by Wrylie Guffey (shown in photo) for greater mousedeer, greater Malay chevrotain or napu (Tragulus napu)at the Topeka Zoo

Photo: Joel photographs a juvenile, northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur, California.

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Joel photographs a juvenile, northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur, California.

A picture of an Australasian swamphen or pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus melanotus) in a shooting tent at the Kiwi Birdlife Park in Queenstown, New Zealand.

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An Australasian swamphen or pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus melanotus) in a shooting tent at the Kiwi Birdlife Park in Queenstown, New Zealand.

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.

Picture of Staff members assisting with a photo shoot of Ikoto, the last male Sanford's lemur (Eulemur sanfordi) in captivity at the Lemur Conservation Foundation near Myakka City, FL

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Staff members assisting with a photo shoot of Ikoto, the last male Sanford’s lemur (Eulemur sanfordi) in captivity at the Lemur Conservation Foundation near Myakka City, FL. He was born April 22, 1991, so he’s nearly 24 years old.

Photo: A crowd gathers to watch the Photo Ark shoot inside the reptile house at the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati, Assam, India.

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A crowd gathers to watch the Photo Ark shoot inside the reptile house at the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati, Assam, India.

Photo: A staff member holds a female white-winged scoter at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.

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A staff member holds a female white-winged scoter at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.

Picture of a staff member with a red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A staff member with a red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Photo: Behind the scenes during a photo shoot at Pheasant Heaven, a private pheasant breeding center near Clinton, NC.

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Behind the scenes during a photo shoot at Pheasant Heaven, a private pheasant breeding center near Clinton, NC.

Staff member with a Siamese fireback pheasant (Lophura diardi) at Pheasant Heaven, a private pheasant breeding center near Clinton, NC.

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Staff member with a Siamese fireback pheasant (Lophura diardi) at Pheasant Heaven, a private pheasant breeding center near Clinton, NC.

Picture of a man with his Florida waterdogs (Necturus lodingi), a part of his private collection.

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A man with his Florida waterdogs (Necturus lodingi), a part of his private collection.

Photo: Scene from the Photo Ark shoot at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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Scene from the Photo Ark shoot at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Photo: Scene from the Photo Ark shoot at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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Scene from the Photo Ark shoot at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Photo: Joel Sartore and a staff member prepare for a photo shoot at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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Joel Sartore and a staff member prepare for a photo shoot at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Picture of a zookeeper working with a critically endangered Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) at the LA Zoo.

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Behind the scenes at the LA Zoo working with a critically endangered Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis).

Picture of a zookeeper working with a critically endangered Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) at the LA Zoo.

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Behind the scenes at the LA Zoo working with a critically endangered Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis).

Saint Louis Zoo staff during a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

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Saint Louis Zoo staff during a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

Photo: A staff member tries her hand at amphibian photography at the Saint Louis Zoo.

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A staff member tries her hand at amphibian photography at the Saint Louis Zoo.

Saint Louis Zoo staff preparing for a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

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Saint Louis Zoo staff preparing for a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

Saint Louis Zoo staff preparing for a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

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Saint Louis Zoo staff preparing for a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

Saint Louis Zoo staff preparing for a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

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Saint Louis Zoo staff preparing for a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

Saint Louis Zoo staff preparing for a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

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Saint Louis Zoo staff preparing for a photo shoot of their critically endangered adult narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra chitra).

Louie Psihoyos film crew documenting an endangered horned marsupial frog (Gastrotheca cornuta) at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Louie Psihoyos film crew documenting an endangered horned marsupial frog (Gastrotheca cornuta) at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

Photo: Louis Psyhoyos film crew documenting frogs at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Louis Psyhoyos film crew documenting frogs at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

A zookeeper holds a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A zookeeper holds a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A zookeeper prepares a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) for a photo shoot at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A zookeeper prepares a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) for a photo shoot at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A pink zebra beauty tarantula (Eupalaestrus campestratus) is videotaped by the Louie Psihoyos film crew at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

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A pink zebra beauty tarantula (Eupalaestrus campestratus) is videotaped by the Louie Psihoyos film crew at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

A pink zebra beauty tarantula (Eupalaestrus campestratus) is videotaped by the Louis Psihoyos film crew at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

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A pink zebra beauty tarantula (Eupalaestrus campestratus) is videotaped by the Louis Psihoyos film crew at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

Louie Psihoyos and his crew film the Santa Cruz gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer pumilus) at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

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Louie Psihoyos and his crew film the Santa Cruz gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer pumilus) at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

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