This video was filmed on Thursday, June 14th at the 2012 National Geographic Explorers Symposium at National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Introduction
A lifelong Nebraskan, Joel Sartore brings a sense of humor and a midwestern work ethic to his National Geographic magazine assignments. More than 20 years of experience have allowed him to cover everything from the remote Amazon rain forest to mountain-racing firefighters in the United Kingdom. Joel's mission is to document endangered species and landscapes in order to show a world worth saving.

Outline

• Introduction and humorous pictures of wildlife (start-01:29 min.)

• Images that "make it" into National Geographic Magazine (01:30-02:14 min.)

• *The Australian Koala: a story of conservation through images (02:15-04:10 min.)

• *Using photographs to address complicated issues (04:11-06:15 min.)

• What does it take to get people to look and take action? (06:16-08:24 min.)

• A desperate attempt: photographs on black and white backdrops (08:25-11:20 min.)

• Holding people's attention (11:21-11:59 min.)

• Video: The Chimp Incident (12:00-13:14 min.)

• Saving endangered species (13:15-14:26 min.)
  
  

*This segment contains content that may be inappropriate for young students.

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