Giancarlo has been a professional photographer since 1975. His Photograhic Agency was
the first Italian one to be officially sponsored by Canon.
In 1978 he decides to expand his business to include Publicity, Fashion and Interior
Photography. In 1980 his always-present love for landscaping and nature drives him to
publishing Il Sile. Giancarlo then moves to Milan, where his publishing experience continues.
He publishes Milano Romana and Ville Venete di Treviso for Rusconi Publisher and the
monthly magazine Natura Oggi puts him in charge of its Photographic I... View More »

Giancarlo has been a professional photographer since 1975. His Photograhic Agency was
the first Italian one to be officially sponsored by Canon.
In 1978 he decides to expand his business to include Publicity, Fashion and Interior
Photography. In 1980 his always-present love for landscaping and nature drives him to
publishing Il Sile. Giancarlo then moves to Milan, where his publishing experience continues.
He publishes Milano Romana and Ville Venete di Treviso for Rusconi Publisher and the
monthly magazine Natura Oggi puts him in charge of its Photographic Insertion. He shoots an
important reportage flying by helicopter for over 100 hours and documenting: for Natura Oggi
the Italian Cities and the Alps, for Scienza e Vita the Rivers and for Famiglia Cristiana the
Coast.
In 1985 Giancarlo starts his Studio Gardin where he brings all of his experience to
fruition by applying it to Interior and Exterior Architectural Photography. He produces, in full
autonomy, reportages that he sells on the International market. He publishes over 100 reportages
each year and soon reaches the important goal of 100 covers. In these years his book publishing
experience furthers. He is asked, by editors such as Taschen and the Michael Friedmann
Publishing Group, to create Italian Country, Alpine Interiors, Baustein and Oltre il Giardino.
In 1999 he starts Archideos Books, in Milan, publishing Case di Sardegna which has a huge
success selling over 20.000 copies.
Since 1991 Hasselblad regularly puts him in his important publications The system,
International covers, Forum Magazine. In 1996 his pictures are presented at the spectacular
Photokina in Cologne.
Starting in 1997 he holds a series of work-shops and lectures for the Consorzio turistico
dell’Alto Adige in Bozen and Brixen, for the Comunità Europea e la Regione Umbria in Gubbio
and for the in Provincia di Trento Trento.
Since 1982 he is present in several Museus and galleries. His exhibitions have been
organised by the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona dedicated to the works of the Architect Carlo
Scarpa and the textures of Cangrande della Scala, at the 42° Salone del Mobile in Milan with a
reportage on Milan’s Fair, at the touring exhibition “Is there space for optimist?” organized by
Amnesty International, and at the closing auction organized by Finarte. He is amongst the
photographers on the catalog of the Foundation for Contemporary Photography by the Carrara
Museum, Bergamo. He also has a Wholy dedicated exhibition called “Oltre il Giardino” at the
Estro gallery in Padova sponsored by Lanfranco Colombo.
In 1999 he starts the Publishing Home Archideos Libri in Milan. Archideos gives birth
to two book collections: Architettura dei Luoghi and Architetti D'Oggi. Both collections have
been hugely appreciated from both the critique and the public. «View Less

Publishers, Picture Researchers and Journalist interested in taking advantage of one of the impressive digital archives of House and Garden images.

The Gardin picture archive is accessible (with a private login) from the www.giancarlogardin.it website. It is made up of tens of thousands of images categorized by location and the content of the single images

Giancarlo has been a professional photographer since 1975. His Photograhic Agency was
the first Italian one to be officially sponsored by Canon.
In 1978 he decides to expand his business to include Publicity, Fashion and Interior
Photography. In 1980 his always-present love for landscaping and nature drives him to
publishing Il Sile. Giancarlo then moves to Milan, where his publishing experience continues.
He publishes Milano Romana and Ville Venete di Treviso for Rusconi Publisher and the
monthly magazine Natura Oggi puts him in charge of its Photographic Insertion. He shoots an
important reportage flying by helicopter for over 100 hours and documenting: for Natura Oggi
the Italian Cities and the Alps, for Scienza e Vita the Rivers and for Famiglia Cristiana the
Coast.
In 1985 Giancarlo starts his Studio Gardin where he brings all of his experience to
fruition by applying it to Interior and Exterior Architectural Photography. He produces, in full
autonomy, reportages that he sells on the International market. He publishes over 100 reportages
each year and soon reaches the important goal of 100 covers. In these years his book publishing
experience furthers. He is asked, by editors such as Taschen and the Michael Friedmann
Publishing Group, to create Italian Country, Alpine Interiors, Baustein and Oltre il Giardino.
In 1999 he starts Archideos Books, in Milan, publishing Case di Sardegna which has a huge
success selling over 20.000 copies.
Since 1991 Hasselblad regularly puts him in his important publications The system,
International covers, Forum Magazine. In 1996 his pictures are presented at the spectacular
Photokina in Cologne.
Starting in 1997 he holds a series of work-shops and lectures for the Consorzio turistico
dell’Alto Adige in Bozen and Brixen, for the Comunità Europea e la Regione Umbria in Gubbio
and for the in Provincia di Trento Trento.
Since 1982 he is present in several Museus and galleries. His exhibitions have been
organised by the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona dedicated to the works of the Architect Carlo
Scarpa and the textures of Cangrande della Scala, at the 42° Salone del Mobile in Milan with a
reportage on Milan’s Fair, at the touring exhibition “Is there space for optimist?” organized by
Amnesty International, and at the closing auction organized by Finarte. He is amongst the
photographers on the catalog of the Foundation for Contemporary Photography by the Carrara
Museum, Bergamo. He also has a Wholy dedicated exhibition called “Oltre il Giardino” at the
Estro gallery in Padova sponsored by Lanfranco Colombo.
In 1999 he starts the Publishing Home Archideos Libri in Milan. Archideos gives birth
to two book collections: Architettura dei Luoghi and Architetti D'Oggi. Both collections have
been hugely appreciated from both the critique and the public. «View Less