Joel Sartore

Joel Sartore is a renowned photographer, conservationist, author & speaker. He is also the founder of Photo Ark–a 25 year documentary project with the mission to save species and habitat. With that mission in mind, Joel documents some of the most endangered species and habitats around the world. 

“It is folly to think that we can destroy one species and ecosystem after another and not affect humanity,” he says. “When we save species, we’re actually saving ourselves.” 

To learn more about Joel and Photo Ark, you can visit his website: joelsartore.com 

Okapi with leucism–a condition of reduced pigmentation. (Photo by Joel Sartore)

Saiga antelope (Photo by Joel Sartore)

Venezuelan red howler monkey (Photo by Joel Sartore)

Tawny frogmouth, also known as a false owl (Photo by Joel Sartore)

Gerenuk (Photo by Joel Sartore)

 

We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and our own.

~Diane Ackerman