Life in HEATTECH with Harrison Candlin
UNIQLO is led by the brand’s philosophy of LifeWear where clothing is designed to make everyone’s life better. It is simple, high-quality, everyday clothing that is inspired by life’s needs. This winter, UNIQLO is featuring conversations with real, everyday Aussies who work, play and live in our HEATTECH range. UNIQLO’s HEATTECH range, driven by technology and innovation, serves as a base layer or thermal to help keep you warm during the colder months.
Harrison Candlin (@harrisoncandlin) is an outdoor lifestyle and adventure photographer, based out of Brisbane. He has a passion for roaming through the wilderness and exploring the roads or tracks less taken. His imagery conveys this immense love for adventure, the outdoors and the natural environment.
Being self-taught, he has refined a photography style that is the result of a deep passion and endless experimentation. He’s constantly seeking to learn and improve and he shared his photography journey and highlights with UNIQLO.
__________________________________________________________
As a self-taught photographer, what inspired you to pick up a camera?
When I finished school, my friends and I would go on road trips to national parks around Australia and this really opened my eyes to the incredible potential to document the variety of wild land. Before I knew it, I had a camera with me on all of our trips.
How did life as a photographer differ over the past year?
As with everyone else in the industry, we’ve all had to deal with cancellations and setbacks. However, it’s made me appreciate my relationships with my clients even more and allowed growth and further opportunities, which has been a blessing in disguise. It’s also allowed me to appreciate the places closer to home that I often overlooked after travelling overseas for the past few years.
Harrison wears Men’s HEATTECH Crew Neck L/S T-Shirt with Men’s Ultra Stretch Skinny Fit Colour Jeans and Men’s Flannel Checked L/S Shirt.
As an adventure photographer, how do you stay rugged up on your cold weather, outdoor shoots?
I often shoot in seriously cold environments, so I know the importance of proper layering techniques. Lately I’ve been starting with UNIQLO’s range of HEATTECH thermals as my go to base layer. Depending on the forecasted cold, these range from regular HEATTECH which I use on a daily basis in Brisbane’s mild winter days to Extra Warm (for those adventures around 10+ degrees) and then Ultra Warm (for those 0-degree sunrise missions).
As an adventure photographer, it is really important to have the right gear and the last thing you want when you are looking to get the perfect shot is to be distracted with the cold!
What’s your favourite type of scenery/terrain to shoot in and why?
Rugged and remote mountain ranges always do it for me. There’s something about putting in the hard yards to see a sunrise from a spot not many people have before. My favourite conditions to shoot in are foggy and frosty winter mornings in the mountains. This is when the atmosphere comes to life.
What’s your most unforgettable photoshoot moment?
The absolute highlight for me would be when myself and a few mates camped on Alex Knob on New Zealand’s West Coast. We were treated to the most spectacular sunset and sunrise of our lives with a 360-degree cloud inversion around the Franz Josef Glacier and the southern alps. Truly humbling experience.
Harrison’s HEATTECH picks:
(L) Men’s HEATTECH Crew Neck L/S T-Shirt (38 DARK BROWN)
(R) Men’s HEATTECH Crew Neck L/S T-Shirt (69 NAVY)
Shop the Men's HEATTECH Range
Learn more about HEATTECH