Research Catalog

Title

National Geographic, the photo ark : one man's quest to document the world's animals / Joel Sartore ; foreword by Harrison Ford ; introduction by Douglas H. Chadwick.

Author

Sartore, Joel

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2017]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ford, Harrison
• Chadwick, Douglas H.
• National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Description

399 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

This book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals -- especially those that are endangered. His message: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents an argument for saving all the species of our planet.

Alternative Title

Photo ark

Subjects

• Endangered species
• Photography of animals
• Endangered species > Pictorial works
• Pictorial works
• Illustrated works
• Wildlife photography

Genre/Form

• Illustrated works.
• Pictorial works.

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

Foreword / Harrison Ford -- We earthlings / Douglas H. Chadwick -- Building the Ark / Joel Sartore -- Mirrors -- Partners -- Opposites -- Curiosities -- Stories of hope -- Making the photographs -- About the Photo Ark -- About the author and contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Index of animals.

Call Number

JFF 17-1052

ISBN

• 9781426217777
• 1426217773

LCCN

• 2016038616
• 40027142991

OCLC

960106468

Author

Sartore, Joel, author, photographer.

Title

National Geographic, the photo ark : one man's quest to document the world's animals / Joel Sartore ; foreword by Harrison Ford ; introduction by Douglas H. Chadwick.

Publisher

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2017]

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Added Author

Ford, Harrison, writer of foreword.

Chadwick, Douglas H., writer of introduction.

National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Other Standard Identifier

40027142991

Research Call Number

JFF 17-1052