It was actually closer to 1AM when I made this image. As the only person at the lake I relished the absolute silence occasionally disturbed by ice bergs slowly rolling over or calving into the lake. This was such a surreal experience and I hope I managed to reflect that with this photo.

Not many photographers are stupid enough to wade into a river at -15°C wearing just pants and hiking boots just to get a photo of an ice encrusted waterfall. Nobody ever said I wasn't stupid.

This print is signed by Gavin Hardcastle and has a [...]

This print is signed by Gavin Hardcastle and has a [...]

This print is signed by Gavin Hardcastle and has a [...]

This print is signed by Gavin Hardcastle and has a [...]

This print is signed by Gavin Hardcastle and has a [...]

This print is signed by Gavin Hardcastle and has a [...]

This print is signed by Gavin Hardcastle and has a [...]

This print is signed by Gavin Hardcastle and has a [...]

The Old Man Of Storr is like a rite of passage for all landscape photographers.

The hike to the top is very different to what it was when I first ventured up there decades ago. You'll rarely find yourself the only photographer up on those slopes but if you pick a moody day you might just experience that creepy solitude that I felt so long ago. Take a climb off the beaten path and you'll find some unique perspectives that are totally worth getting lost in fog.