National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, created the Photo Ark, a project dedicated to capturing portraits of every species under human care: invertebrates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds and ...

Joel Sartore had miles to go last week to meet an African clawless otter. It was waiting for his cameras at a zoo in Virginia, but he’d just left Louisiana, where he photographed more than a dozen ...

Her story drew Joel Sartore in — a harrowing journey, a survivor’s spirit. There was her beautiful plumage, of course, and that attitude — queen of the aviary at the Los Angeles Zoo. So it was fitting ...

As I approached Sulfur Studios to interview Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher about their On::View Artist In Residency project, I couldn't help but smile as I saw the Nomadic Photo Ark parked outside ...

Just about a year ago, in March of 2022, Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher of the Nomadic Photo Ark drove into town to take over ARTS Southeast’s On::View Residency space with their Portrait of Us ...

Q: Will the Photo Ark ever be complete? Joel: Yes, we are halfway done after 11 years with 6,500 species. Because we’ll now have to travel farther and wider to get the remaining species, it’ll take us ...

Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species appear to shape-shift as they elongate plumes of feathers, fan their wings, or ...

National Geographic Photo Ark is a 25-year project aimed to help protect a variety of animal species and their habitats, including many different insects. Joel Sartore, founder of the National ...

LOS ANGELES -- Meet Jolie, an Indochinese green magpie. She's cute, bossy -- and lucky to be alive. In 2017, she was among 93 Asian songbirds, many endangered, found stuffed into luggage while being ...

DENVER — After two weeks snapping photos in Japan and Kazakhstan, National Geographic photographer Joe Sartore stayed closer to home for his next assignment. The Nebraska native skipped over to the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - As the original home of the Photo Ark, the Lincoln Children’s Zoo now has 28 pieces displayed throughout the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. The project began in 2006 with a picture of ...