Canon Ambassador and bird photographer Jonas Classon developed a passion for nature when he was hospitalised as a child. "What I'm doing now is like paying back the birds. I really want to spread light on them, like they did for me," he says. In this stunning image, a pied kingfisher spreads its wings in front of an orange sun in Bharatpur, India. Taken on a Canon EOS-1D X Mark II (now succeeded by the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III) with a Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender +1.4x lens and a Canon Extender EF 1.4x III at 780mm, 1/1250 sec, f/8 and ISO320. © Jonas Classon
Canon Ambassador Jonas Classon is among Europe's most celebrated young bird photographers. With one of the most spectacular wildlife shots of 2020 to his name, he has established an enviable reputation in a competitive field.
His drive to capture the character and personality of an animal when he fires the shutter has earned him worldwide recognition. "Photographing birds has always been my main goal, and it's been a long and slow process to get where I am today," Jonas explains. "I'm living my dream now."