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Joel Sartore is a conservationist, National Geographic contributing photographer, author and speaker.  In more than two decades on assignment for NG, he has focused on endangered species and environmental issues.  His most recent story on Koala rescue efforts is featured in the May 2012 issue. Sartore is currently working on a multi-year personal effort to document life on earth in studio portraits called The Biodiversity Project (see joelsartore.com/galleries/the-biodiversity-project/.)  He has photographed more than 2,000 species to-date, with the eventual goal of photographing all 6,000 species represented in American zoos. Sartore serves on the board of Defenders of Wildlife,is a co-founder of the Grassland Foundation and a founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers. He has received multiple awards for his photography from the North American Nature Photography Association, the Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, Pictures of the Year International competition and Communication Arts.

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