National Geographic The Photo Ark

An expanded edition of this animal photography bestseller, with 64 more pages, 127 new photos, and 20 new essays by beloved writer Sy Montgomery. Celebrating the 20th year of the author’s lifelong project to photograph every species in human care—in zoos, aquariums, wildlife centers, and private collections—around the world. Joel Sartore and his Photo Ark project are becoming household names, beloved by young and old for the up-close-and-personal portraits from every realm of the animal kingdom. To celebrate the Photo Ark’s 20th anniversary, this enhanced edition brings new life to the book that started it all. Here are the best of the best, arranged into the amusing pairings for which Sartore’s Photo Ark books are known, with new Conservation Heroes, new looks Behind the Scenes, and 20 all-new essays by best-selling animal whisperer Sy Montgomery. For animal, nature, and photography lovers—even those who own the first edition of this title—the 20th anniversary Photo Ark will be a beloved volume to pore over for years to come.