Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: surface

Photo: A spoon head catfish (Planiloricaria cryptodon) at the Dallas World Aquarium.

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A spoon head catfish (Planiloricaria cryptodon) at the Dallas World Aquarium.

Photo: A spoon head catfish (Planiloricaria cryptodon) at the Dallas World Aquarium.

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A spoon head catfish (Planiloricaria cryptodon) at the Dallas World Aquarium.

A red fox (Vulpes vulpes vulpes) at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab.

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A red fox (Vulpes vulpes vulpes) at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab.

Picture of a ternate damsel (Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis) at the Oceanario in Palmar, Colombia.

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A ternate damsel (Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis) at the Oceanario in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of a whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus) at the Oceanario in Palmar, Colombia.

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A whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus) at the Oceanario in Palmar, Colombia.

Picture of a garibaldi fish (Hypsypops rubicundus) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A garibaldi fish (Hypsypops rubicundus) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a sarcastic fringehead fish (Neoclinus blanchardi) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A sarcastic fringehead fish (Neoclinus blanchardi) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a sarcastic fringehead fish (Neoclinus blanchardi) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A sarcastic fringehead fish (Neoclinus blanchardi) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a brown rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A brown rockfish (Sebastes auriculatus) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a grass rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A grass rockfish (Sebastes rastrelliger) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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A swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) at the REEF, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Picture of a silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) at Pet Paradise.

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A silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) at Pet Paradise.

Picture of a silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) at Pet Paradise.

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A silver arowana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) at Pet Paradise.

Picture of largescale four-eyed fish (Anableps anableps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Largescale four-eyed fish (Anableps anableps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of largescale four-eyed fish (Anableps anableps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Largescale four-eyed fish (Anableps anableps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) at the Tulsa Zoo.

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Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) at the Tulsa Zoo.

Picture of a European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a yellow-faced turtle (Emydura tanybaraga) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Yellow-faced turtle (Emydura tanybaraga) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Photo: A brown noddy tern (Anous stolidus) near Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A brown noddy tern (Anous stolidus) near Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Fish swim around seaweed off the coast of Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Fish swim around seaweed off the coast of Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) Quitobaquito pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis eremus).

Photo: A marine iquana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) swims beneath the surface along Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A marine iquana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) swims beneath the surface along Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) eating algae under the surface along Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) eating algae under the surface along Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions along the shore of Chinese Hat Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions along the shore of Chinese Hat Island in Galapagos National Park.

A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

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A man shoots an underwater picture of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

Photo: Two swimmers surface in the water close to Santiago Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Two swimmers surface in the water close to Santiago Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Two swimmers surface in the water close to Santiago Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Two swimmers surface in the water close to Santiago Island in Galapagos National Park.

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in Bighorn Creek which is part of the Kootenay river system in British Columbia, Canada. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in Bighorn Creek which is part of the Kootenay river system in British Columbia, Canada. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

Photo: An aerial of an watercraft cutting through the surface oil near the deep water horizon spill site in the Gulf of Mexico.

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An aerial of an watercraft cutting through the surface oil near the deep water horizon spill site in the Gulf of Mexico.

Photo: An aerial of watercraft cutting through the surface oil near the deep water horizon spill site in the Gulf of Mexico.

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An aerial of watercraft cutting through the surface oil near the deep water horizon spill site in the Gulf of Mexico.

Photo: An underwater view of surface oil in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

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An underwater view of surface oil in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

Photo: An underwater view of surface oil in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

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An underwater view of surface oil in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, from the Deepwater Horizon spill.

Photo: Boats burn off surface oil not far from the Deepwater Horizon spill site, creating huge black columns of smoke in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Boats burn off surface oil not far from the Deepwater Horizon spill site, creating huge black columns of smoke in the Gulf of Mexico.

Photo: Three pairs of legs stick out of the water in Lake McConaughy, as a thunderstorm creeps forward in the distance.

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Three pairs of legs stick out of the water in Lake McConaughy, as a thunderstorm creeps forward in the distance.

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