"Amphibians: Vibrant and Vanishing," is an exhibit featuring photography by National Geographic Photographer Joel Sartore. 'Amphibians' includes over 70 striking photographs of amphibians that stretch our notions of beauty and shed light on the tragic decline of some of Earth’s most magnificent species. The exhibit, shown in the Cooper Gallery, will remain on display through Nov. 30.

'Amphibians' showcases the incredible diversity of these species, which include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and more. Large-scale images give visitors a close-up look at these endearing and expressive creatures--from the strange to the comical, the camouflaged to the canary yellow.

Sadly, many amphibians are on the brink of extinction. The exhibit also highlights the widespread losses these species are experiencing due to environmental factors, such as pollution, habitat loss, climate change, and disease.

For the last 20 years, Nebraska's own Joel Sartore has captured the natural world in pictures for the National Geographic Society. He has photographed 30 stories, covering everything from the remote Amazon rain forest to beer-drinking, mountain-racing firefighters in the United Kingdom. Sartore's work focuses on endangered species, natural history and land use issues. Besides the work he has done for National Geographic, he has completed assignments for Audubon Magazine, Time, Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and contributed to numerous book projects.  Sartore and his work have been the subject of several national broadcasts including National Geographic's Explorer, NBC Nightly News, NPR's Weekend Edition and an hour-long PBS documentary. He is also a regular contributor on the CBS Sunday Morning Show with Charles Osgood. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska with his wife Kathy and their three children.