Elizabeth Gadd's 'Be Still' image is her favourite and she described it as being one of the 'calmest moments in my life'
One of Ms Gadd's incredible images
from Skgafoss Waterfall in southern Iceland, with the force of nature
spectacularly overwhelming
Taken across Iceland, Wales and
Canada, snapper Elizabeth Gadd scouts out breath-taking locations and
drops herself right in the middle
Her favourite photo is entitled 'Be Still', where she is stood in the middle of a foggy lake surrounded by mountains.
Elizabeth said: 'I remember it being one of the quietest, calmest experiences of my life.
'I set up the camera on the shore and then walked knee-deep into the cold water and stood still for several minutes.
'Every time the water stilled completely, I would move slightly to create ripples around me for the photos.
'The only other movement around was a small flock of geese quietly floating across the water in the distance.
'With everything so quiet and still, it felt almost as if that moment was frozen and I was suspended in time.'
Ms Gadd's incredible self-portraits
are shot in remote landscapes and they capture the essence of the young
photographer's wanderlust
The scene of Ms Gadd surrounded by
snow-covered mountains and trees in the US state of Oregon is like
something out of a fairy tale
Ms Gadd uses a remote control to take the photos and often does several takes to get the light and setting just right
Many of Ms Gadd's photographs involved her running through scenic landscapes; this one is taken in a park in Vancouver, Canada
This incredible image was taken in jungle a forest in Hawaii, where Ms Gadd almost blends in with the tree trunks
As
a result of being the subject of her own pictures, self-confessed
introvert Elizabeth is often hundreds of metres away from her camera.
She
has to use the remote to continually take pictures, but because of the
distance the weather and light often change throughout each shoot.
Subsequently, each picture can take up to two hours to perfect before the conditions are just right.
Stunning backdrop: There's friends to be made as Ms Gadd snaps herself with horses in Iceland
This misty mountain shoot leads the viewer to do a double take to realise the expanse of forestry in the background
Snow-tipped mountains stretch on for miles as the cutting figure of Ms Gadd in red provides an excellent contrast
A photograph of Iceland's Fjadrargljufur canyon, with Ms Gadd's position perched on the edge of an overhang looking precarious
The wonders of nature are beautifully demonstrated in Ms Gadd's stunning set of self-portrait photographs
Elizabeth said: 'There's a lot of running back and forth between the camera and where I want to be in the photo.
'I
take a lot of test photos and making sure the scene is how I want it to
be but I often find the whole process quite therapeutic.
'I've always loved nature but wanted to challenge myself to take self-portraits to expand my repertoire.
'I am continually awe-struck by nature and the landscapes both humble and inspire me endlessly.
'Hopefully
the resulting images depict the feelings of nostalgia, wonder and peace
that I regularly feel when I'm out in nature.'