Hi! You can call me Lizzy.
I’m a self portrait artist/photographer, originally hailing from British Columbia, Canada, but now based wherever my suitcase happens to be (which is currently in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta). Wherever I am, I feel most at home in the mountains, forests, fields and ocean - all of which are heavily incorporated into my photography.
I combine self portraiture with real landscapes, often spending days at a time in the wilderness waiting for the right atmospheric conditions to arise. I love creating ethereal images that evoke peaceful solitude and portray the beauty of matching one's heartbeat with the beat of nature.
Capturing these images is like a form of therapy for me… And one of my greatest hopes is that my work can also inspire others to seek a deeper connection with creativity, nature and themselves: to channel emotion through photography, to find value in vulnerability, to find peace in the presence of nature... and to walk forward with more love, gentleness and respect for ourselves and this beautiful earth we call home.
Thank you for following my journey here.
My love and gratitude to you! ♥
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- JoinedSeptember 2007
- OccupationPhotographer
- Current cityVancouver
- CountryCanada
- Emaillizgadd@gmail.com
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Lizzy, you are one of the most amazing photographers I've ever come across and I hope you know how every single photo you take is utterly perfect. What I admire most about you is how you capture nature's incredible beauty so perfectly, your photos make me want to go to all those places and stay there forever. What you… Read more
Lizzy, you are one of the most amazing photographers I've ever come across and I hope you know how every single photo you take is utterly perfect. What I admire most about you is how you capture nature's incredible beauty so perfectly, your photos make me want to go to all those places and stay there forever. What you create is so peaceful and magical and I hope you know how much your art means to me. You are wonderful. ♥
Read lessElizabeth has been such an inspiration to me throughout the years I have been on Flickr. Her work is stunning and differs in all sorts of types of photography. I remember being uninspired and accidentally bumping into her stream and I can promise you that at that moment inspiration flowed all over me and I was so motiv… Read more
Elizabeth has been such an inspiration to me throughout the years I have been on Flickr. Her work is stunning and differs in all sorts of types of photography. I remember being uninspired and accidentally bumping into her stream and I can promise you that at that moment inspiration flowed all over me and I was so motivated to start shooting again. Thank you for inspiring people all over the world Elizabeth, you are special and your work always blows my mind. Your magic will never end.
Read lessLizzy is a fantastic person, Christian, dog-owner, and of course, PHOTOGRAPHER! Being a photographer myself, I often see pictures done be people and think, "Wow, awesome! Maybe I can try to do something that awesome!" But with Liz, it's like, "...nope. That's insane. I'm just going to drool over it." Haha! But honestly… Read more
Lizzy is a fantastic person, Christian, dog-owner, and of course, PHOTOGRAPHER! Being a photographer myself, I often see pictures done be people and think, "Wow, awesome! Maybe I can try to do something that awesome!" But with Liz, it's like, "...nope. That's insane. I'm just going to drool over it." Haha! But honestly, she's incredible. And hilariously awesome to be around!
Read lessLizzy, you are one of the my favorite photographers on here! All her photos are done so beautiful! Her locations and the ray of lighting that she uses in each of her photos are what makes her photos a part of who she is. They are special to me, all of them.
Lizzy is a truly incredible photographer. I honestly don't know how she does it. If I had half of her talent I am sure I would improve tenfold. She has a way of seeing the beautiful environment around her and capturing it in a way that has the rest of the world stare in wonder that such a incredible place could ever ex… Read more
Lizzy is a truly incredible photographer. I honestly don't know how she does it. If I had half of her talent I am sure I would improve tenfold. She has a way of seeing the beautiful environment around her and capturing it in a way that has the rest of the world stare in wonder that such a incredible place could ever exist. I have looked through her stream countless times and am always excited when she has new work to display. Her use of light, knowledge of composition, and tenderness of subject all combine to make some of the most breathtaking images I have ever seen. Her locations are incredible but her pictures that capture them are even more so. I hope she never stops taking pictures.
Read lessElizebeth not only has great photos she also has great stories to go with them. I noticed this when she did the 365 project which has many great photos. I love how she combines portraits of herself and her friends/family with nature pictures to create beautiful works of art. This combined with the great stories is the … Read more
Elizebeth not only has great photos she also has great stories to go with them. I noticed this when she did the 365 project which has many great photos. I love how she combines portraits of herself and her friends/family with nature pictures to create beautiful works of art. This combined with the great stories is the best of both worlds. I also enjoy reading about her highly talented dog Sparky. I was impressed at how he dances and even paints in the videos. Sparky is the first dog I have seen paint. Every time she posts a new photo I wonder what she will post next. I look foward to seeing more of her great photos and reading more of her stories.
Read lessAs you might notice with the endless spam of favorites, I'm just going through your stream in lightbox. And it keeps amazing me, going from new to old, it might've been more logic to do it the other way around, but still, you never disappoint me. Your stream is so serene most of the time, and shows how amazingly wond… Read more
As you might notice with the endless spam of favorites, I'm just going through your stream in lightbox. And it keeps amazing me, going from new to old, it might've been more logic to do it the other way around, but still, you never disappoint me. Your stream is so serene most of the time, and shows how amazingly wonderfully beautiful the world can be. It's.... hopeful. And then you have your (mostly indoor) photos where they get more up close and the emotion is so great to see, like an up close glimpse of the girl who's in those wide wide landscapes that keep astounding me. Words cannot say enough how I'm feeling now, going through your stream. You inspire me.
Read lessElizabeth, there's so much I can say in this little testimonial! I discovered your stream somewhat recently, and the first time I saw your work my jaw literally dropped. I was blown away.... I still am! Mostly because I am the type of person that loves to capture the beauty of nature and people enjoying it, and you … Read more
Elizabeth, there's so much I can say in this little testimonial! I discovered your stream somewhat recently, and the first time I saw your work my jaw literally dropped. I was blown away.... I still am! Mostly because I am the type of person that loves to capture the beauty of nature and people enjoying it, and you do that better than probably any other photographer I've seen. You've been to some totally breath taking places (which I am totally jealous about haha) and captured the feeling so perfectly. I feel like I'm there witnessing it, too. You are so so so so talented, I am being so cheesy I know, but you really are. PLEASE pursue photography, and please never give it up! And PLEASE do a print give away hahaha so I can own some of your beautiful shots!
Read lessWhere to even freaking begin? Every single image, and every single pixel is completely perfect. She has this way of capturing the beauty of nature and light. To be completely honest, her images astound me. There is so much beauty in all of them, and each has a different essence and feel to it. One thing I love about so… Read more
Where to even freaking begin? Every single image, and every single pixel is completely perfect. She has this way of capturing the beauty of nature and light. To be completely honest, her images astound me. There is so much beauty in all of them, and each has a different essence and feel to it. One thing I love about some of her photos is the companionship that you can see Lizzy has with Sparky. You can just see the genuine friendship. Really, I can't describe what she captures. She inspires me so much.
Read lessLizzy is someone that I find unique And creates beautiful art using her own special technique All through her 365, she never failed to amaze And took incredible pictures, even on hard days The surreal locations she finds blow my mind And make me forget the presence of mankind But if Canada is as pretty as she mak… Read more
Lizzy is someone that I find unique And creates beautiful art using her own special technique All through her 365, she never failed to amaze And took incredible pictures, even on hard days The surreal locations she finds blow my mind And make me forget the presence of mankind But if Canada is as pretty as she makes it look Then why aren't her photos in a Canadian book??? Those editors are WEIRD, they're totally missing out 'Cuz Lizzy's photos are better then theirs, I have no doubt AND LET'S NOT FORGET SPARKY who's cute with a capital C And who is utterly adorable to the power of three. When she added me a contact I totally freaked I think I started dancing but mostly i just shrieked :) So if you are reading this and think she's just "okay" I WILL COMPLETELY DISOWN YOU AND SHAKE MY HEAD IN DISMAY -- Abby :-)
Read lessI went back to look at your 365. and I am mindblown.
elizabeth, lizzy. There are many words for your work but in the end they're too many which would never fit into this box here. I can assure you, it's nothing bad, not at all. I feel honoured you call me a contact, because I admire you for being such an inspiration to so many people, so you are to me. In your pictu… Read more
elizabeth, lizzy. There are many words for your work but in the end they're too many which would never fit into this box here. I can assure you, it's nothing bad, not at all. I feel honoured you call me a contact, because I admire you for being such an inspiration to so many people, so you are to me. In your pictures it feels like there are two worlds colliding. The one all about the beauty of nature, the other about cities and city lights. *.* Gosh, it's amazing! Give Sparky a big hug, :) ~ Jana
Read lessSo, I've been following Lizzy's pictures for ages…like since October 2009, I think…and kept meaning to write a testimonial, I was so impressed by them. But didn't and then she started her 365 project…and still I didn't…and now she's finished it…so why not now :-) So - what is it about Lizzy's pictures? For me...her … Read more
So, I've been following Lizzy's pictures for ages…like since October 2009, I think…and kept meaning to write a testimonial, I was so impressed by them. But didn't and then she started her 365 project…and still I didn't…and now she's finished it…so why not now :-) So - what is it about Lizzy's pictures? For me...her understanding of light. How it all fits together with her subject(s) - most often herself over the last year, obviously…and Sparky as well…and then how the other components of the picture fit together… What epitomises Lizzy, for me? Her. Backlit by gorgeous sunshine, lighting up her hair…the beautiful BC landscape in the background…or the distant city, with beautiful bokeh discs from the city's lights… Looking forward to seeing what you produce in the future, Lizzy - all I know is that it'll be striking and stunning...
Read lessall of your photographs are absolutely stunning
Your work is consistently INCREDIBLE. You put so much emotion into every single shot, it's hard to believe! Thanks so much for giving us all the gift of your 365. I can definitely see that God has blessed you with an amazing talent, and it's so wonderful to see you glorifying Him through it all! :]
To my namesake (since my name is elisabeth too :) To be quite honest, you have inspired me more than any other photographer. Because of you, I'm starting out slow with a 52 week project, then maybe later we'll see how a 365 sounds. From what I hear, they're just a little stressful ;)
You are actually the first person I am ever writing a testimonial for, so I am not quite sure how to do this :D I don't fully remember where I first saw one of your pictures, but I know I immediately recognised Stanley Park, haha. Anyway, I decided to go through your photo stream and wow, there were so many lovely pi… Read more
You are actually the first person I am ever writing a testimonial for, so I am not quite sure how to do this :D I don't fully remember where I first saw one of your pictures, but I know I immediately recognised Stanley Park, haha. Anyway, I decided to go through your photo stream and wow, there were so many lovely pictures. The tones, the lighting, the locations - everything in your pictures just fits together and they are all absolutely stunning. I especially like how you play around with the city lights! Just beautiful! I also love how you really do manage to convey emotion :) Great work :) Oh, plus you live in Vancouver, which is like my favourite city on the planet and second home, so that's another reason for me to like your work ;). Anyway, keep on taking all these beautiful pictures, please. I really love coming back to your stream and I have to admit I have become rather stalkerish when it comes to that for I come back almost every day :D I would also like to add that I am really sad your 365 is ending so soon! I also wish you good luck for 2011 :)
Read lessit makes me really sad that your 365 is almost over, because i know then that you won't be uploading every single day anymore. but lizzy, you really are a phenomenal photographer. i love every single photo you take. you have talent, girl.
I have never fully appreciated Lizzy's photos up until recently. I have been following her, and liking her photos, but never until I went through her stream for a print giveaway she had that I noticed she is a natural amazing photographer. The first few days of her 365 already had the quality of work some of us will … Read more
I have never fully appreciated Lizzy's photos up until recently. I have been following her, and liking her photos, but never until I went through her stream for a print giveaway she had that I noticed she is a natural amazing photographer. The first few days of her 365 already had the quality of work some of us will be trying ages for. She's amazing! I love the colours, the composition, the focus, the tones, the location and everything in her photos! They never cease to amaze me. Lizzy is such a creative girl, I am fascinated by how she really goes out to different locations to try out different shots for her 365 everyday. All in all, she's an amazing person. PS: Sparky is a double win for following her pictures ;) - ashley (:
Read lessLizzy- I've been following you for a while now, and today I looked back on your photos from the summer, and your more recent photos too. All I can say is wow. You amaze me with every photo, you are a beautiful person. You + Sparky = a wonderful friendship. I just want you to know that you're absolutely fabulous. … Read more
Lizzy- I've been following you for a while now, and today I looked back on your photos from the summer, and your more recent photos too. All I can say is wow. You amaze me with every photo, you are a beautiful person. You + Sparky = a wonderful friendship. I just want you to know that you're absolutely fabulous. xx, Franey
Read lessElizabeth Gadd, really hard to me write a testimonial for you, because I can't express all that I feel when I see your shots. You create an atmosphere that make me dream with this world. Love the way that you speak with the photography. Thanks for sharing =] PEACE and bonne vie. danielprizont
you produce such magical things. every day of your threesixtyfive looks like an achievement to me. every day, you improve and your ideas take my breath away every time. you are a wonderful person and you show that through your pictures, and i love that so much.
i just visited your photostream after not viewing it for a while, and i am impressed by your improvement. the way you use light and color blow my mind away. seriously, every photo is so inspiring and beautiful; they all take my breath away. i hope you continue to grow, and please never stop taking pictures because they… Read more
i just visited your photostream after not viewing it for a while, and i am impressed by your improvement. the way you use light and color blow my mind away. seriously, every photo is so inspiring and beautiful; they all take my breath away. i hope you continue to grow, and please never stop taking pictures because they are incredible :)
Read lessdearest lizzy, your photos are stunning. whenever i view your stream my mind wanders with inspiration and wonder. the colors, the focuses, the ideas, the beauty in your photos leave me breathless, i follow your photos from afar, but i would love to get to know you more. keep creating that beautiful work and you will… Read more
dearest lizzy, your photos are stunning. whenever i view your stream my mind wanders with inspiration and wonder. the colors, the focuses, the ideas, the beauty in your photos leave me breathless, i follow your photos from afar, but i would love to get to know you more. keep creating that beautiful work and you will go far. ♥
Read lessYou are simply amazing! your creativity really inspires me The way you capture sunlight amazes me and I really love all of your dog pictures, too :) your hair rocks, bee tee dubz keep up the amazing work, dude!
DEAR LORD, LIZZY. I felt I needed to start off with that, because every single time I click on one of your pictures, that's exactly the thought process that goes on in my mind. :) I've been fortunate enough to watch you grow as a photographer, finding you when you were in the beginning stages of your 365. You're just… Read more
DEAR LORD, LIZZY. I felt I needed to start off with that, because every single time I click on one of your pictures, that's exactly the thought process that goes on in my mind. :) I've been fortunate enough to watch you grow as a photographer, finding you when you were in the beginning stages of your 365. You're just so very, simply, genuinely incredible. Your talent is amazing. Thank you for inspiring me to no end. And Sparky is precious and lovely. :)
Read lessWhen i found your stream at the first time, I fell in love with it. You are inspiring and lovely person and such a talented. Keep going girl your amazing work :)
LIZZY GADD. I can't believe I haven't written you a testimonial before now. I. LOVE. YOUR. PICTURES. I'm kind of obsessed with them, no lie. youre one of those people that after not seeing your pictures for a few days, when I go to your stream again, I can't even comment on all of them because I don't even know wh… Read more
LIZZY GADD. I can't believe I haven't written you a testimonial before now. I. LOVE. YOUR. PICTURES. I'm kind of obsessed with them, no lie. youre one of those people that after not seeing your pictures for a few days, when I go to your stream again, I can't even comment on all of them because I don't even know what to say because they're alll awesomeee!!! each time you put a new one up: 95% of the time it BLOWS my mind, and 5% of the time it's a random candid-y shot that's super adorable :D. you use nature and God's creation SO well in your photos. your photos are colorful and natural and BEAUTIFUL. I also love how happy and normal you are, because that's who I feel like I am too, and I love having someone on Flickr who's truly just themselves :D. it's wonderful. keep up the good work. like for real. you should allllways take photographs.
Read lessI love your optimism and how it pours out through your pictures. I love your adoration for your dog and your sweetness, because I see that in every shot you take, beautiful shots of nature and people and your dog, your sister with her violin, the words you say about your siblings and family, the beauty of the world aro… Read more
I love your optimism and how it pours out through your pictures. I love your adoration for your dog and your sweetness, because I see that in every shot you take, beautiful shots of nature and people and your dog, your sister with her violin, the words you say about your siblings and family, the beauty of the world around you. I am floored by your photography, because it's beautiful without being saddening, and it's opened up a whole corner of the world to me that I wouldn't normally get to see.
Read lessLizzy, I honestly don't know how to begin. Your photos inspire me so much. Do you ever just see a picture and it almost makes you tear up because it's so beautiful and it's what your strive for? Well that happens to me when I look at your pictures. You have such an incredible gift and I'm so glad and honoured to have … Read more
Lizzy, I honestly don't know how to begin. Your photos inspire me so much. Do you ever just see a picture and it almost makes you tear up because it's so beautiful and it's what your strive for? Well that happens to me when I look at your pictures. You have such an incredible gift and I'm so glad and honoured to have found your stream. :] Love Always, Livi!
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