This story features photos from the National Geographic Photo Ark. Buy Photo Ark books and merchandise here. This story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine.

National Geographic Fellow and a regular contributor to National Geographic Magazine. Joel started the Photo Ark in his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska, over a decade ago. Since then, he has visited ...

This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Sometimes the sounds of a vocalist warming up drift through the lush aviaries of Umgeni River Bird Park. The prima donna ...

a renowned National Geographic photographer and founder of the Photo Ark. The tribute recognizes Sartore's dedication to wildlife conservation. "I've always been impressed by his passion for what ...

to publication in National Geographic Magazine and on their social media, we reach more than 70 million people per post now. The Photo Ark images get people to care about some of the least known ...

If you want to start your own photo ark, or simply take your everyday photographs to the next level, check out Joel’s top photo taking tips: Just look at the millions of Instagram photos ...

Cary Wolinsky and Bob Caputo have a combined 64 years of experience photographing stories for National Geographic and other ... and illustrated text, imparts photo-making tips with insight ...

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This story appears in the March 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine ... would pile on and pin the hornet down. At WorkThese photos, which show a natural honeybee nest, add clarity to ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the digital age, when it’s easy to manipulate a photo, it’s harder than ever to ensure that the images we publish ...

His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine. While cruising the wild Hebridean seas, we were attacked by Vikings. Beset, we were, by wild men—and women—returned to their ...

Horseshoe crabs also have 10 eyes—a pair of compound eyes on the front shell and more photo receptors along their tail. Horseshoe crabs’ bodies are divided into three segments. The head ...