Xavier Guardans is a fine art photographer whose work explores nature and light. Whether landscapes or portraits, his works capture the essential beauty found in each of his subjects. His photography is characterized by impressive technical and aesthetic skill, a gifted sense of composition, and an underlying sensibility of distinctive and rare humanism.
Born in Barcelona, Spain, Guardans studied photography at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. He spent his early career as a commercial photographer working in Japan, Europe and the US with clients ranging from fashion and lifestyle publications to corporations and non-profits. It was through his widespread travels for extended periods of time, that his fascination with light and nature took hold, and he started to produce his series of photographs.
After over twenty years living and working in New York, Guardans now lives with his family in Mallorca, Spain.