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About Joel Sartore

A life-long Nebraskan, Joel Sartore brings a sense of humor and a
mid-western work ethic to all of his National Geographic Magazine
assignments. Over twenty years of experience (seventeen with National Geographic Society) have allowed him to cover everything from the remote Amazon rain forest to beer-drinking, mountain-racing firefighters in the United Kingdom.

He has authored several books including Photographing Your Family,
Face to Face with Grizzlies
, and Nebraska: Under a Big Red Sky.

Besides the work he has done for National Geographic, Joel has completed assignments for Time, Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and contributed to numerous book projects. Joel and his work have been the subject of several national broadcasts including National Geographic’s Explorer, the NBC Nightly News, NPR’s Weekend Edition and an hour-long PBS documentary. He is also a regular contributor on the CBS Sunday Morning Show with Charles Osgood.

Speaking Engagements

Joel has been a featured speaker at a wide variety of events for everything from business organizations to photo seminars. Please call us at (402) 474-1006 for booking information.

National Geographic Magazine Assignments

Bioko Primates, August, 2008 (online)
In Search of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, December 2006 (online)
Alaska's North Slope, May 2006 (online)
Brazil's Wild Wet: Pantanal, August 2005 (online)
Drilling the West, July 2005 (online)
Atacama Desert, August 2003 (online)
Three Peaker, July 2003 (online)
Pacific Suite, February 2003 (online)
Attwater's Prairie-Chickens, March 2002 (online)
Grizzly Bears, July 2001 (online)
Madidi: Bolivia's Spectacular National Park, March 2000 (online)
Nebraska, November 1998
Gray Wolves, May 1998
National Wildlife Refuges, October 1996 (online)
Tex-Mex Border, February 1996
Utah, January 1996
Dead or Alive: The Endangered Species Act, March 1995
Boston, July 1994
Federal Lands of the West, February 1994
Connecticut, February 1994
Northern California, July 1993
Hurricane Andrew Aftermath, April 1993
Eagles on the Rise, November 1992
America's Third Coast, July 1992

Awards

Awards of Excellence for Photography and Retail Products in the 2007 Communication Arts Yearbook

Work appearing in the 2000 and 2003 Communication Arts Yearbooks

First Place, Natural History Single, 60th Annual POY Competition

University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications Distinguished Alumni

Many single picture awards in the Pictures of the Year contest

Award of Excellence, Magazine Photographer of the Year category in 1992 POY Competition

1986 Photographer of the Year, NPPA Region 7

Sweepstakes winner, 1987 Inland Daily Press Association

Featured Photographer for VISA PourL'Image photo show, Perpignan, France

Speaker on the NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) Flying Short Course

Eagle Scout


Photo: Katie Joseph



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