Paul Bannick was awarded the Canon prize in the International Conservation Photography Awards in 2012. In 2011, he took first place among professional photographers in the 'Birds and Their Habitat' category in Audubon Magazine's prestigious annual photography contest. Paul's first book, 'The Owl and the Woodpecker,' published by Mountaineers Books, continues to be one of the best-selling bird books in North America, and was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award for general non-fiction. The University of Washington's Burke Museum created a traveling exhibit based on 'The Owl and the Woodpecker,' which began touring North American cities in 2011. After a career in the high tech world, Paul turned his attention to non-profit work and currently serves as the Director of Development for Conservation Northwest, an organization dedicated to protecting and connecting wild areas from the Pacific Coast to the Canadian Rockies.