Dear Friends: We are still open for business, but it might take longer to fill your orders and requests as we have shifted to minimal staffing as a precaution against COVID-19. We appreciate your patience.

Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: upside-down

Photo: A Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni capitalis) at Zoologico de Quito.

Photo

ANI107-00069

A Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni capitalis) at Zoologico de Quito.

Photo: A Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni capitalis) at Zoologico de Quito.

Photo

ANI107-00068

A Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni capitalis) at Zoologico de Quito.

A fruit bat (Lissonycteris angolensis) hanging with wings folded, from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Photo

ANI079-00237

A fruit bat (Lissonycteris angolensis) hanging with wings folded, from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

A large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus), also known as the Greater Flying Fox or Malaysian Flying Fox at the Columbus Zoo.

Photo

ANI014-00093

A large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus), also known as the Greater Flying Fox or Malaysian Flying Fox at the Columbus Zoo.

Photo: Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) at the Phoenix Zoo. This animal, a female named 'Sweetheart', is likely the last of her kind in captivity.

Photo

ANI014-00232

Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi) at the Phoenix Zoo. This animal, a female named ‘Sweetheart’, is likely the last of her kind in captivity.

Photo: A teenage girl laying on the roof of her grandparent's house.

Photo

PEO014-00280

A teenage girl laying on the roof of her grandparent’s house.

A Schaus’ Swallowtail (Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus) at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity.

Photo

INS007-00365

A Schaus’ Swallowtail (Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus) at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity.

A vulnerable, federally endangered lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

Photo

ANI014-00175

A vulnerable, federally endangered lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

Photo: A cave with thousands of Egyptian fruit bats in the Maramagambo Forest in Africa.

Photo

SCE054-00113

A cave with thousands of Egyptian fruit bats in the Maramagambo Forest in Africa.

Picture of a Haitian ground boa (Epicrates fordii) at the Parque Zoologico Nacional in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Photo

ANI097-00206

A Haitian ground boa (Epicrates fordii) at the Parque Zoologico Nacional in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Picture of a Cuban slider (Trachemys decussata) at the National Botanical Garden in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Photo

ANI080-00357

A Cuban slider (Trachemys decussata) at the National Botanical Garden in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

A Vietnamese forest centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Photo

INS014-00151

A Vietnamese forest centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A Vietnamese forest centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Photo

INS014-00152

A Vietnamese forest centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A Southern black widow (Latrodectus mactans) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Photo

INS006-00151

A Southern black widow (Latrodectus mactans) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

An Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Photo

ANI014-00148

An Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, in Omaha, Nebraska.

A greater spear-nosed fruit bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Photo

ANI014-00144

A greater spear-nosed fruit bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Picture of an Oldham's leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii) at the Turtle Conservation Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

Photo

ANI080-00265

An Oldham’s leaf turtle (Cyclemys oldhamii) at the Turtle Conservation Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

Picture of a greater slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) at the Minnesota Zoo. This is a vulnerable species that's in decline due to deforestation and the pet trade.

Photo

ANI094-00002

A greater slow loris (Nycticebus coucang) at the Minnesota Zoo. This is a vulnerable species that’s in decline due to deforestation and the pet trade.

Olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) collected from the Mt. Gorongosa area in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo

BIR053-00130

Olive sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) collected from the Mt. Gorongosa area in Mozambique, Africa.

Photo: A western rosella, Platycercus icterotis, at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.

Photo

BIR037-00239

A western rosella, Platycercus icterotis, at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.

A tortoise beetle (Aspidomorpha citrina) in Gorongosa National Park. These beetles feed on leaves, and their larvae have an interesting habit of camouflaging themselves with their own feces.

Photo

INS002-00146

A tortoise beetle (Aspidomorpha citrina) in Gorongosa National Park. These beetles feed on leaves, and their larvae have an interesting habit of camouflaging themselves with their own feces.

The endangered (IUCN) morispunga morph of the phantasmal poison frog (Epipedobates tricolor) at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

Photo

ANI078-00432

The endangered (IUCN) morispunga morph of the phantasmal poison frog (Epipedobates tricolor) at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

A chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis petersi) at Zoo Atlanta.

Photo

ANI080-00098

A chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis petersi) at Zoo Atlanta.

A Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

Photo

BIR053-00063

A Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

An endangered Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

Photo

ANI040-00208

An endangered Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A Pallas's long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) at the Houston Zoo.

Photo

ANI014-00096

A Pallas’s long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) at the Houston Zoo.

A little golden-mantled flying fox (Pteropus pumilus) at the Columbus Zoo.

Photo

ANI014-00094

A little golden-mantled flying fox (Pteropus pumilus) at the Columbus Zoo.

A greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) at the Omaha Zoo.

Photo

ANI014-00091

A greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) at the Omaha Zoo.

A greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) at the Omaha Zoo.

Photo

ANI014-00092

A greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus) at the Omaha Zoo.

An Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) at the Omaha Zoo.

Photo

ANI014-00089

An Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) at the Omaha Zoo.

An Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) at the Omaha Zoo.

Photo

ANI014-00090

An Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) at the Omaha Zoo.

Endangered Golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

Photo

ESA002-00143

Endangered Golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) at the Australian Bat Clinic. Bats act as pollinators and seed dispensers, however bats are in serious decline around Australia largely due to entanglement in fruit tree netting.

Photo

ANI014-00078

A grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) at the Australian Bat Clinic. Bats act as pollinators and seed dispensers, however bats are in serious decline around Australia largely due to entanglement in fruit tree netting.

Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) at the Australian Bat Clinic. Bats act as pollinators and seed dispensers, however bats are in serious decline around Australia largely due to entanglement in fruit tree netting.

Photo

ANI014-00079

Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) at the Australian Bat Clinic. Bats act as pollinators and seed dispensers, however bats are in serious decline around Australia largely due to entanglement in fruit tree netting.

Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) at the Australian Bat Clinic. Bats act as pollinators and seed dispensers, however bats are in serious decline around Australia largely due to entanglement in fruit tree netting.

Photo

ANI014-00080

Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) at the Australian Bat Clinic. Bats act as pollinators and seed dispensers, however bats are in serious decline around Australia largely due to entanglement in fruit tree netting.

Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) at the Australian Bat Clinic. Bats act as pollinators and seed dispensers, however bats are in serious decline around Australia largely due to entanglement in fruit tree netting.

Photo

ANI014-00081

Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) at the Australian Bat Clinic. Bats act as pollinators and seed dispensers, however bats are in serious decline around Australia largely due to entanglement in fruit tree netting.

Photo: Julie Jensen Director of Marketing | WVC O: 866.800.7326 | D: 702.443.9249 | E: j.jensen@wvc.org

Speaking Engagements

Joel is a popular keynote speaker with conservation, corporate, and civic groups.

Hire him to entertain and inspire your audience.

Book Joel To Speak

The Photo Ark

Joel is the founder of the Photo Ark, a groundbreaking effort to document every species in captivity before it’s too late.

Explore the Photo Ark

Visit Our Store

Every purchase goes directly to support our mission: getting the public to care and helping to save species from extinction.

Help Us Build the Ark