The Photo Ark Joel Sartore

On March 31, the Tulsa Town Hall hosted Joel Sartore, an author, teacher, conservationist, and a well known freelance photographer that works for the National Geographic Magazine (Sartore). He was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, and graduated from the University of Nebraska. Sartore specializes in the documentation of endangered species, as well as landscapes from all around the world. One of his major projects is The Photo Ark, a documentary in which he has captured several animals, hoping this will help people realize how endangered all these creatures are. During the student forum, Joel Sartore interacted with students ranging from high school, up to college, where after a brief presentation, he answered questions they had. He demonstrated to be humble and kind, as he did not only offer to help come up with solutions, but referred to the students directly, using their names, and making it more personal. One of the questions asked, was how to proceed in regards to the plan of transforming some parks into shopping malls. It was really interesting to hear his response to the problem, since he gave a really mature and serious answer. He highlighted the idea, that people don't like tone uncomfortable, and don't like to be embarrassed. When pointing out their mistakes, the other person will want to stop it, and most times cede to avoid discomfort. He …show more content…
Overall, the talk had a relax and entertaining feeling to it, which made it easy to listen, and allowed his message to be herd. Seeing pictures or videos of some species that have already extinguished, as well as the ones that are about to, really opens ones eyes to whats happening around us. The way he captures animals, and the portrait style allows the public to appreciate the beauty this animals have, that perhaps wasn't really noticed