Joel Sartore, a well-known wildlife
photographer of the National Geographic Magazine, was able to capture saiga and
Himalayan snowcocks in Kazakhstan included in the international Red Data Book. The
American photographer specially arrived in Almaty and visited the local zoo
where these animals and birds are kept. The peculiarity of Joel Sartore’s
project is that he takes a picture of animals using a black or white
background. This is necessary so that the details do not distract from the
animal itself, he says. It bears noting that the Almaty zoo is one of the few
zoos where saigas are bred. Through his works, the photographer strives to draw
attention to the problem of the species’ survival. He plans to take photos of
20,000 animals in 20 years.
“The zoo here has a great
collection of animals that are from this part of the world. And I’ve never been
here, so it’s a great place to work for the Photo Ark, which is my 25-year
effort to document every species in human care around the world in order to
inspire the public to care about nature”, said Sartore.
It should be noted that for the 25
years of the project’s existence, National Geographic photographers have
already captured about 12,000 species of animals.
Web-editor: Aizhan
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