Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Shore

Photo: Thunderstorms over the eastern shore of Lake Albert, Uganda.

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Thunderstorms over the eastern shore of Lake Albert, Uganda.

Photo: A rare wild Banker horse on Shackleford Banks.

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A rare wild Banker horse on Shackleford Banks. There are only 350 Banker horses left in the world.

Photo: Rare wild Banker horses on Shackleford Banks.

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Rare wild Banker horses on Shackleford Banks. There are only 350 Banker horses left in the world.

Photo: A rare wild Banker horse on Shackleford Banks.

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A rare wild Banker horse on Shackleford Banks. There are only 350 Banker horses left in the world.

Photo: Rare wild Banker horses on Shackleford Banks.

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Rare wild Banker horses on Shackleford Banks. There are only 350 Banker horses left in the world.

Photo: A rare wild Banker horse on Shackleford Banks.

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A rare wild Banker horse on Shackleford Banks. There are only 350 Banker horses left in the world.

Photo: Tourists walk along a wildlife viewing path along the shore of Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourists walk along a wildlife viewing path along the shore of Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island in the town of Puerto Ayora.

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A Lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island in the town of Puerto Ayora. Lava gulls are one of the rarest birds in the world with a population of less than 300. The bird is only found in the Galapagos Islands.

Photo: One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

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One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

Photo: One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

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One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

Photo: One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

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One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

Photo: One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

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One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and a Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) roam the coast of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

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Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and a Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) roam the coast of Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

Photo: One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

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One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Workers sift through sand to separate the oil on the beaches of Dauphin Island, Alabama.

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Workers sift through sand to separate the oil on the beaches of Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Photo: A clean up crew hired by BP tries to sop oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, along the shoreline on Queen Bess island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

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A clean up crew hired by BP tries to sop oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, along the shoreline on Queen Bess island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

Photo: Berms were built on a barrier island near Grand Isle, Louisiana, in an attempt to protect it from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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Berms were built on a barrier island near Grand Isle, Louisiana, in an attempt to protect it from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

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A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

Photo: Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill washed ashore on Queen Bess Island, Louisiana in Barataria Bay.

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Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill washed ashore on Queen Bess Island, Louisiana in Barataria Bay.

Photo: A clean up crew hired by BP tries to sop oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, along the shoreline on Queen Bess island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

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A clean up crew hired by BP tries to sop oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, along the shoreline on Queen Bess island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana.

Photo: National Geographic writer, Bruce Barcott, standing on the shoreline of East Grande Terre, Louisiana.

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National Geographic writer, Bruce Barcott, standing on the shoreline of East Grande Terre, Louisiana.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

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A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

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A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. The bird was taken to a rehab center.

A man holds a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island, Louisiana.

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A man holds a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) covered with oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, on Queen Bess Island, Louisiana.

Photo: A failed boom lies washed up in a marsh, showing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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A failed boom lies washed up in a marsh, showing the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Photo: A twelve year-old girl on the shores of Mar Caribe peninsula, Cancun, Mexico.

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A twelve year-old girl on the shores of Mar Caribe peninsula, Cancun, Mexico. Taken near ME Melia Hotel where Hurricane Wilma came through in 2005 and removed much of the beach.

Photo: A twelve year-old girl on the shores of Mar Caribe peninsula, Cancun, Mexico.

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A twelve year-old girl on the shores of Mar Caribe peninsula, Cancun, Mexico. Taken near ME Melia Hotel where Hurricane Wilma came through in 2005 and removed much of the beach.

Photo: Waves lap up against the base of the Me by Melia Hotel in Cancun, Mexico.

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Waves lap up against the base of the Me by Melia Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Hurricane Wilma came through in 2005 and removed much of the beach.

Photo: Waves lap up against the base of the Me by Melia Hotel in Cancun, Mexico.

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Waves lap up against the base of the Me by Melia Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Hurricane Wilma came through in 2005 and removed much of the beach.

Photo: Dennis Dimick along the base of the Me by Melia Hotel in Cancun, Mexico.

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Dennis Dimick along the base of the Me by Melia Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Hurricane Wilma came through in 2005 and removed much of the beach.

Photo: Dennis Dimick along the base of the Me by Melia Hotel in Cancun, Mexico.

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Dennis Dimick along the base of the Me by Melia Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Hurricane Wilma came through in 2005 and removed much of the beach.

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