�We are delighted to congratulate Brutus �stling on his achievement.� said Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging Europe. �The Panda Book of the Year has proved a consistently great way of raising environmental awareness in Sweden. Given that Canon has been a major sponsor to WWF since 1998, we are particularly proud to be associated with The Kingdom of Eagles.�
After years of shooting film, Brutus recently switched to digital and now shoots almost exclusively on Canon�s EOS-1D Mark III. �During the making of this book, Canon�s digital cameras helped me get shots I could have never have taken in the past,� said Brutus �stling. �In particular, they produce some amazing results in extremely low-lit conditions.�
The Panda Book of the Year jury praised the book�s striking contribution to nature photography. �In this majestic book�we have the privilege of seeing an exposition of pictures in a dimension hitherto unknown: eagles as emblems, eagles with a soul and strong expressions, and eagles as protagonists in thrilling and dramatic photo sequences.�
Set up in 1972, the Panda Book of the Year honours the year�s best description of nature in words and pictures. It is the second time that �stling, who produced The Kingdom of the Eagles with writer Staffan S�derblom, has claimed the prize.
In recent years, Brutus �stling has established himself as a world-class nature photographer. He was appointed 2006�s Nature Photographer of the Year in Sweden. His book Life on the Wing was chosen as Panda Book of the Year 2006, and Penguins. The Secret Lives of the World�s Most Intriguing Birds was nominated for the August Prize 2006. Both books have been published in the UK and in the US.
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