Photo shoots are stressful enough when you’re dealing with even a handful of human subjects. Could you imagine if you had to shoot over 12,000 animals?
Well, this endeavor is a reality for photographer Joel Sartore, who was commissioned by National Geographic to capture Photo Ark, a series of portraits that show off the world’s 12,000 captive species before they disappear.
In this two minute video, we get a time-lapse look at just a small portion of the chaos that takes place to capture these incredible creatures.
From turtles pooping on his seamless to chimps quite literally ripping it off the wall, Sartore’s shoots were about as wild as they come.
Below are a few photo photos from the Photo Ark project that Sartore has shared on his Instagram profile:
A Syrian brown #bear at the #Budapest Zoo. #joelsartore #beautiful #photooftheday #photoark
A photo posted by Joel Sartore – Photo Ark (@joelsartore) on
A photo posted by Joel Sartore – Photo Ark (@joelsartore) on
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