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Date
March 18, 2010 – October 11, 2010
- Time 9am-5pm daily
- Location Washington, D.C.
- Price Free
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Photo by Joel Sartore
A Santa Catalina Island fox, one of six subspecies on California’s Channel Islands
Photo by Joel SartoreNorth American species are disappearing at an alarming rate. Some are well-known like the grizzly bear and the California condor. But many more, such as the bog turtle or Santa Catalina Island fox, are less familiar though equally threatened and critical to their habitats. A series of portraits on plain backgrounds gives equal weight to each. The back-lit photographs displayed on the Museum’s exterior show the beauty, grace, and value in every species.
These photographs are featured in Rare, a new National Geographic book, and are the result of Joel Sartore’s three-year investigation of endangered species in North America. A photographer for National Geographic for twenty years, Joel Sartore says of his work, “By photographing the most endangered of our plants and animals, I can make the most dramatic plea to get folks to stop and take a look at the pieces and parts that we’re throwing away.”
Learn More About Joel Sartore:
National Geographic Photographer Profile
NGM: Countdown to Extinction (January 2009)
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