Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Underwater

Photo: A grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Picture of a silverspotted sculpin (Blepsias cirrhosus) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A silverspotted sculpin (Blepsias cirrhosus) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Picture of a mosshead warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A mosshead warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: A Pacific pink scallop (Chlamys rubida) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A Pacific pink scallop (Chlamys rubida) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: A spiny red sea star (Hippasteria phrygiana) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A spiny red sea star (Hippasteria phrygiana) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: A crevice brittlestar (Ophiopholis aculeata) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A crevice brittlestar (Ophiopholis aculeata) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Picture of a mottled star (Evasterias troscheli) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A mottled star (Evasterias troscheli) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: A fisheating star (Stylasterias forreri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A fisheating star (Stylasterias forreri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: A coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: A Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Picture of a Florida waterdog (Necturus lodingi) from a private collection.

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A Florida waterdog (Necturus lodingi) from a private collection.

Photo: Red-bellied piranhas surround guests crawling through an underwater tunnel at the Houston Zoo.

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Red-bellied piranhas surround guests crawling through an underwater tunnel at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: Red-bellied piranhas surround guests crawling through an underwater tunnel at the Houston Zoo.

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Red-bellied piranhas surround guests crawling through an underwater tunnel at the Houston Zoo.

Vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened polar bears (Ursus maritimus) delight the crowd through 5-inch-thick acrylic at the Columbus Zoo. The underwater display is filled with live rainbow trout so the bears can fish.

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Vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened polar bears (Ursus maritimus) delight the crowd through 5-inch-thick acrylic at the Columbus Zoo. The underwater display is filled with live rainbow trout so the bears can fish.

Photo: A young girl stands in front of the kelp tank at Two Oceans Aquarium in downtown Cape Town.

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A young girl stands in front of the kelp tank at Two Oceans Aquarium in downtown Cape Town.

Photo: Close up of razor sturgeonfish, Prionurus laticlavius, in the Galapagos.

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Close up of razor sturgeonfish, Prionurus laticlavius, in the Galapagos.

Photo: Razor sturgeonfish, Prionurus laticlavius, in the Galapagos.

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Razor sturgeonfish, Prionurus laticlavius, in the Galapagos.

Photo: An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, near Bartholomew Island in the Galapagos.

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An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, near Bartholomew Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A teenage boy swims in his business suit along the coast of Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A teenage boy swims in his business suit along the coast of Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A teenage boy swims in his business suit along the coast of Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A teenage boy swims in his business suit along the coast of Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Underwater shots looking at the surface of Barataria Bay that's now covered in various forms of oil from the spill.

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Underwater shots looking at the surface of Barataria Bay that’s now covered in various forms of oil from the spill.

Photo: Plastic trash washing up in the surf along the coastline of Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Plastic trash washing up in the surf along the coastline of Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A man snorkels along the coast of Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A man snorkels along the coast of Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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 Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) swim in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) swim in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) swim in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) swim in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) swim in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) swim in Galapagos National Park.

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 green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island. (IUCN: Endangered; US: Endangered)

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

An endangered, (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around 'Kicker Rocks' on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

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An endangered, (IUCN) and federally endangered green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) around ‘Kicker Rocks’ on the edge of San Cristobal Island.

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)

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)

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)

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