Award winning photographer, Paul Bannick specializes in the natural history of North America, with a special focus on his beloved Pacific Northwest. Paul has coupled his love of the outdoors with his skill as a photographer to create images intended to foster intimacy between the viewer and subject in order to inspire education and conservation.

An experienced naturalist and outdoor educator, Paul creates most of his images while kayaking, hiking or snowshoeing in the Pacific Northwest. After graduation from the University of Washington, Paul worked successfully for 15 years in the computer software industry beginning as one of the original 75 employees of the Aldus Corporation, and then for Adobe Systems, and Microsoft. Paul, wishing to combine his passion for wilderness conservation with his career, focused his attention to non-profit work and currently serves as the Director of Development for Conservation Northwest (www.conservationnw.org).

His work has appeared in several books and magazines, at the Woodland Park Zoo and on interpretive signs in Southern California, Mt. St. Helens, Bridle Trails State Park and in the North Cascades. Paul and his photography are the feature story of July 2006 Pacific Northwest Sunday Magazine, written by Pulitzer Prize winner William Dietrich.

Paul has been featured in the November 2006 Sunset Magazine, the Spring 2008 PhotoMedia Magazine, and was interviewed on KUOW (Seattle Public Radio station).

Paul is a significant photo contributor to Seattle Audubon's Birdnote program (www.birdnote.org), Conservation Northwest, Seattle Audubon and the North Cascades Institute.

Look for Paul's first book The Owl and the Woodpecker to be published by The Mountaineers Books in October of 2008. The book will feature Paul's photographs and narrative as well as a foreword by Tony Angell and audio by Martyn Stewart.

The Owl and the Woodpecker samples and more information.

Available directly from Paul for $24.95 plus shipping or from Amazon.com or Seattle Audubon and other standard outlets.