Rare : Portraits of America\2019s endangered species

«Rare» presents an exquisite collection of stark and haunting studio images of the most endangered or imperiled plants and animals of North America. Renowned National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore has devoted years to making these photographs and documenting more than 1,200 imperiled species. Here are his favorites, highlighted with his stories about taking photographs of wild animals in controlled settings. A selection of these images was published in «National Geographic Magazine» in January 2009, to great acclaim. The book gives an opportunity to present those pictures bigger, in greater detail, and to add in others - both from Sartores archive and from those he has taken in the year since. Every one is an exquisite work of art, and together they form a repository of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and flowers that few of us will see - and even fewer of our children will see. There is bad and good news in this book. The bad news is that the last individuals representing some of these species, like the pygmy rabbit, have died since Sartore took their photographs. The good news is that some species, like the American bald eagle, are in fact increasing now in the wild, thanks to the effects of Congress Endangered Species Act and the work of bird and animal lovers and environmentalists. All such stories are told, in brilliant pictures and a few well-chosen words, in Joel Sartores work of a lifetime, «Rare».

when A Few Of These Photographs First Appeared In The national Geographic Magazine January 2009 Issue, They Were Hailed As An Arresting Reminder Of The Hundreds Of Species Teetering On The Brink Of Final Extinction—more Than 1,200 Animals And Plants In All. Now, In rare, Joel Sartore And National Geographic Present 80 Iconic Images, Representing A Lifelong Commitment To The Natural World And A Three-year Investigation Into The Endangered Species Act And The Creatures It Exists To Protect.

this Book Will Give Readers Not Only A Broader Understanding Of The History And Purpose Of The Endangered Species Act, But Also An Intimate Look At The Very Species It Seeks To Preserve. With Stunning Up-close Portraits On Every Page, This Important Volume Evokes Sympathetic Wonder At The Vast And Amazing Array Of Plants And Animals Still In Need Of Protection.

itself A Creation Of Particular Beauty, rare Offers Eloquent Proof That A Picture Really Is Worth A Thousand Words As It Shows Us, One After Another, Scores Of Uniquely Remarkable And Seriously Threatened Life-forms. It Is A Compelling Story And A Many-faceted, Brilliant Jewel Of A Book.

When a few of these photographs first appeared in the National Geographic magazine January 2009 issue, they were hailed as an arresting reminder of the hundreds of species teetering on the brink of final extinctionmore than 1,200 animals and plants in all. Now, in Rare, Joel Sartore and National Geographic present 80 iconic images, representing a lifelong commitment to the natural world and a three-year investigation into the Endangered Species Act and the creatures it exists to protect. This book will give readers not only a broader understanding of the history and purpose of the Endangered Species Act, but also an intimate look at the very species it seeks to preserve. With stunning up-close portraits on every page, this important volume evokes sympathetic wonder at the vast and amazing array of plants and animals still in need of protection. Itself a creation of particular beauty, Rare offers eloquent proof that a picture really is worth a thousand words as it shows us, one after another, scores of uniquely remarkable and seriously threatened life-forms. It is a compelling story and a many-faceted, brilliant jewel of a book. Sartore and National Geographic present 80 iconic images, representing a lifelong commitment to the natural world and a three-year investigation into the Endangered Species Act along with the creatures it exists to protect