Joel Sartore
Born in 1962 in Oklahoma.
He is a speaker, teacher and for over 20 years working with Nat Geo.
He graduated college with a degree in Journalism. Even though he is mostly known for shooting animals but he has shoot many other types of photography.
His love of animals started when he was a child hearing about the last ever passenger pigeon from a book his mom had.
He is the teacher in the Nat Geo Fundamentals of Photography The great Courses series on DVD. Where he helps you learn and become a better photographer.
Here is a link to his Animal Ark book