Go Behind-the-Scenes with National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore

Joel Sartore has graciously agreed to host Redpoint members for a personal visit at his home, and behind the scenes at a photo shoot with him on Aug. 16th in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Joel Sartore is a photographer, speaker, author, teacher, conservationist, National Geographic Fellow, and a regular contributor to National Geographic Magazine. He specializes in documenting endangered species and landscapes in order to show a world worth saving. He is the founder of The Photo Ark, a multi-year documentary project to save species and habitat. In his words, “It is folly to think that we can destroy one species and ecosystem after another and not affect humanity. When we save species, we’re actually saving ourselves.” Joel has written several books including RARE: Portraits of America’s Endangered Species, Photographing Your Family, and Nebraska: Under a Big Red Sky. His most recent book, Let’s Be Reasonable is now available wherever books are sold. In addition to the work he has done for National Geographic, Joel has contributed to Audubon Magazine, Time, Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and numerous book projects. Joel and his work are the subjects of several national broadcasts including National Geographic’s Explorer, the NBC Nightly News, NPR’s Weekend Edition and an hour-long PBS documentary, At Close Range. He is also a regular contributor on the CBS Sunday Morning Show with Charles Osgood. Below are links to videos about Joel: A Photographer’s Life Endangered Studio: TEDx DeExtinction Presentation This will be one great adventure – we hope you can attend.

About Hero Weekends

A while back Brud noticed how much the Digital Labrador customers wanted to be included for dinners with the photographers we had in for lectures and workshops. It’s always such a thrill to meet our heroes and have more intimate conversations with them than you get by going to a lecture, and so the idea of the “Hero Weekend” was born. We put together a small group to go meet the pro photographers we designate as ‘heroes’. We get to watch them work, visit their studios or homes, share a meal and talk to them on their own turf. They get to share their work and get paid for it without the hassles of traveling or putting together a formal presentation.