Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: Joel Sartore and Rebecca Wright with studio gear for the Photo Ark. ©Rebecca Wright

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Joel Sartore and Rebecca Wright with studio gear for the Photo Ark. ©Rebecca Wright

A picture of a Malay civet (Viverra tangalunga tangalunga) at the Singapore Zoo.

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Malay civet (Viverra tangalunga tangalunga) at the Singapore Zoo.

Photo: Set up for mammal shoots at the Singapore Zoo. A man tests the lights.

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Set up for mammal shoots at the Singapore Zoo. A man tests the lights.

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: An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) explores the studio set up and camera at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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An orange-spined hairy dwarf porcupine (Coendou spinosus) explores the studio set up and camera at the Membeca Lagos Farm, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Kelian Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

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Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Kelian Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Kelian Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

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Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Kelian Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Kelian Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

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Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Kelian Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

Photo: Kalibasib (Nickname is Kali), an 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo, Bubalus mindorensis, at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm on Mindoro Island in the Philippines.

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Kalibasib (Nickname is Kali), an 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo, Bubalus mindorensis, at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm on Mindoro Island in the Philippines.

This species critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Joel Sartore edits pictures with the help of Kambo, a red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus), at Tracy Aviary.

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Joel Sartore edits pictures with the help of Kambo, a red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus), at Tracy Aviary.

Photo: A news piece on the Photo Ark at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A news piece on the Photo Ark at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Photo: Joel Sartore prepares for a photo shoot at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Joel Sartore prepares for a photo shoot at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Photo: A news piece on the Photo Ark at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A news piece on the Photo Ark at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of a woman helping set up the lights for the American bison shoot at the Oklahoma City Zoo

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A woman helps set up the lights for the American bison shoot at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a man pointing out lights for the bison shoot at the Oklahoma City Zoo

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A man points out the lights for the bison shoot at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Two women watch a Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) named Cassanova who is 4 1/2 months old, at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.

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Two women watch a Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) named Cassanova who is 4 1/2 months old, at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo.

Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana) set up at Night Wings Inc., in Lubbock, Texas.

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Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana) set up at Night Wings Inc., in Lubbock, Texas.

Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana) set up at Night Wings Inc., in Lubbock, Texas.

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Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana) set up at Night Wings Inc., in Lubbock, Texas.

Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana) set up at Night Wings Inc., in Lubbock, Texas.

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Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana) set up at Night Wings Inc., in Lubbock, Texas.

A false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo.

A false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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