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Proof: Joel Sartore on the Photo Ark | National Geographic


my job my passion or what I’m trying to

my job my passion or what I’m trying to explore and share is the fact that we

explore and share is the fact that we

explore and share is the fact that we are throwing away the ark which is my

are throwing away the ark which is my

are throwing away the ark which is my attempt to document as many of the

attempt to document as many of the

attempt to document as many of the world’s captive species as I can before

world’s captive species as I can before

world’s captive species as I can before I die

I die

I die I think photography has tremendous

I think photography has tremendous

I think photography has tremendous potential in terms of moving people to

potential in terms of moving people to

potential in terms of moving people to action these are pictures that go to

action these are pictures that go to

action these are pictures that go to work these are pictures that work every

work these are pictures that work every

work these are pictures that work every day long after I’m dead these things are

day long after I’m dead these things are

day long after I’m dead these things are going to go to work to save species my

going to go to work to save species my

going to go to work to save species my goal is to get people to wake up and say

goal is to get people to wake up and say

goal is to get people to wake up and say whoa that’s amazing what do I got to do

whoa that’s amazing what do I got to do

whoa that’s amazing what do I got to do to save that and then they actually do

to save that and then they actually do

to save that and then they actually do save it to create a picture that

save it to create a picture that

save it to create a picture that outlasts us that’s really tough

outlasts us that’s really tough

outlasts us that’s really tough I shoot 30,000 pictures a year minimum

I shoot 30,000 pictures a year minimum

I shoot 30,000 pictures a year minimum maybe three or four keepers three or

maybe three or four keepers three or

maybe three or four keepers three or four I got more fingers on this hand and

four I got more fingers on this hand and

four I got more fingers on this hand and the number of keepers I get in a year

the number of keepers I get in a year

the number of keepers I get in a year and all I do is shoot pictures and

and all I do is shoot pictures and

and all I do is shoot pictures and that’s all I’ve done since I was 18

that’s all I’ve done since I was 18

that’s all I’ve done since I was 18 years old just take pictures but boy

years old just take pictures but boy

years old just take pictures but boy those three or four pretty good you name

those three or four pretty good you name

those three or four pretty good you name it we can do it you could drop us off

it we can do it you could drop us off

it we can do it you could drop us off any place on earth and we’d get the job

any place on earth and we’d get the job

any place on earth and we’d get the job done no matter what the subject is we’re

done no matter what the subject is we’re

done no matter what the subject is we’re constantly strangers in strange lands we

constantly strangers in strange lands we

constantly strangers in strange lands we have to immediately establish

have to immediately establish

have to immediately establish friendships and bonds in order for

friendships and bonds in order for

friendships and bonds in order for people to share their lives with us

people to share their lives with us

people to share their lives with us that’s the biggest thing that we do

that’s the biggest thing that we do

that’s the biggest thing that we do beyond the picture-taking is to ferret

beyond the picture-taking is to ferret

beyond the picture-taking is to ferret out where the pictures are how to get

out where the pictures are how to get

out where the pictures are how to get them and to leave the place better than

them and to leave the place better than

them and to leave the place better than we found it we try our artists and we

we found it we try our artists and we

we found it we try our artists and we hope that people will catch on and get

hope that people will catch on and get

hope that people will catch on and get smarter and care about more than the

smarter and care about more than the

smarter and care about more than the price at the pump and what’s on TV

price at the pump and what’s on TV

price at the pump and what’s on TV before it’s all gone that’s why we don’t

before it’s all gone that’s why we don’t

before it’s all gone that’s why we don’t quit until we die that’s why we keep

quit until we die that’s why we keep

quit until we die that’s why we keep going it’s a lot more work than I ever

going it’s a lot more work than I ever

going it’s a lot more work than I ever thought it’s a lot more work than

thought it’s a lot more work than

thought it’s a lot more work than anybody can imagine really you’re by

anybody can imagine really you’re by

anybody can imagine really you’re by yourself all the time it’s a very lonely

yourself all the time it’s a very lonely

yourself all the time it’s a very lonely life you miss birthdays and you miss

life you miss birthdays and you miss

life you miss birthdays and you miss holidays and you think of excuses fancy

holidays and you think of excuses fancy

holidays and you think of excuses fancy excuses why you missed your kids eighth

excuses why you missed your kids eighth

excuses why you missed your kids eighth birthday fancy excuses that mean nothing

birthday fancy excuses that mean nothing

birthday fancy excuses that mean nothing to your child so why do it well because

to your child so why do it well because

to your child so why do it well because we’re saving the earth and all there is

we’re saving the earth and all there is

we’re saving the earth and all there is in it

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