My name is Gavin Hardcastle and this is my official online portfolio of fine art landscape photography. All images are available for licensing and as high resolution prints. If you’d like to acquire prints or license a particular image please contact me directly using the contact form. In this portfolio I offer shooting tips and the stories behind the shots. If you have any questions about how I shot or processed any of my works please feel free to leave a comment on the portfolio page.
‘The Light in the Dark’
Clearly I was heavily influenced by the sci-fi movies of the 1970’s and 80’s. It was movies like ‘The Thing’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ that sparked my…
‘Slipping Away’ – Lake Louise, Banff
Winter is about the only time of year that I can handle Lake Louise. Even then, it has to be super early in the morning, before the throng of tourists…
‘Colour Overload’ – The Butchart Gardens
If you time it right, the colours at The Butchart Gardens will GO OFF! To get these kinds of conditions, Autumn has to be in full swing and the weather…
‘Lit From Within’ – The Butchart Gardens
Without doubt, my favourite kind of light is what I call ‘bounce light’. You can see it working it’s magic on the limbs of that maple tree. The light comes…
‘Aspen Glow’ – La Sal Mountains, Utah
I really have to thank my fellow countryman Thomas Heaton for inviting me out to shoot in the La Sal foothills. In all my years of shooting in Moab I’d…
‘The Warm Embrace’ – The Butchart Gardens
I’d set myself a challenge to seek out the finer details of a scene rather than the grand vista. It’s not as easy as you might think. It takes a…
‘Young Photographer of The Year’ – The Butchart Gardens
I was actually waiting patiently to capture a shot with no people. They would come in waves and just as I thought I’d capture a simple path shot, a new…
‘The Soakening’ – Crystal Mill, Colorado
What a day this was. A soggy, moist day. After driving all the way from Nanaimo, BC, I finally made it to the road of doom to the Crystal Mill….
‘Bride and Groom’ – Silver Falls State Park
Autumn is probably my favourite time of year. Oregon has some stunning fall colours and Silver Falls State Park really delivers the goods. I mean, what more do you want?…