Rainforest Photography - Canada

Vancouver Island Rainforest Photographs - Available for Licensing

Although the camera allows me to earn a living, I still consider it a hobby as well. A few weeks ago Emily and I took a last minute trip to Vancouver Island. We hung out in Victoria for a few days, then drove up to the small surfing town of Tofino (more on that in the next post). All along the way there is so much to see, including rainforests. We took a couple casual strolls through them, camera in hand, without any expectations or plans to shoot. Now, I’d never classify myself as a “nature” or “landscape” photographer. I’m just a photographer. Meaning that making pictures pleases me. Pictures of anything. Doesn’t matter if the images will ever be seen, published, or licensed. The act alone is reward. Especially when it comes to subjects like the rainforest.

These images started as a personal exercise — a way to slow down in a wild place. But now they’re ready for more. They’re available for editorial stories, branding campaigns, environmental projects, or any usage that needs the mood of the forest. If your publication, website, or brand needs deep, organic, forest imagery, these frames might be exactly what you’ve been looking for.

Why Rainforest Scenes Move Me

Walking through that mist, the light filters through layers of green, and every inch of the forest feels alive. There’s a kind of tension between heaviness and delicacy — shadows sinking, moss clinging, trunks reaching up. That’s the energy I’m drawn to: quiet, moody, layered. Scenes that feel like science fiction than they do reality.

What You’ll See Here

In this gallery, you’ll find images of:

  • Mist hanging in giant trees

  • Ferns and undergrowth reaching for light

  • Mossy trunks with saturated texture

  • Forest floor patterns, play of dark & light

  • Close details and wide forest frames

Licensing Use Cases & Options

These images can be used for:

  • Editorial spreads (nature magazines, travel publications)

  • Environmental and conservation campaigns

  • Branding, outdoor, or wellness companies needing forest imagery

  • Website hero images or content visuals

  • Marketing materials for resorts, lodges, national parks

Licensing options vary depending on region, duration, usage medium (print, digital), exclusivity, etc. Every project is different, and I’m happy to craft a usage license that fits your needs.

How to License / Commission

If you’re interested in using one or more of these photographs, here’s how to get started:

  1. Drop me a message (rob@robhammerphotography.com) with which image(s) interest you.

  2. Tell me how you intend to use them (print, web, social, campaign), geography, timeframe, and exclusivity.

  3. I’ll send you licensing terms (pricing tiers), and usage rights options.

These rainforest photographs are also available as fine art prints.

Bigleaf Maple tree draped in moss over a rocky riverbed — Vancouver Island rainforest photography available for editorial and commercial licensing.

Moss-covered limbs of a Bigleaf Maple stretch across a riverbank in the Vancouver Island rainforest — a timeless scene of the Pacific Northwest.

Western Redcedar trees with moss in Vancouver Island temperate rainforest — fine art forest photography available for licensing

Ancient Redcedars tower in the mist, their trunks draped with hanging moss, symbols of rainforest endurance.

Color photograph of exposed tree roots and ferns clinging to a riverbank in the Vancouver Island rainforest.

Roots spilling over the edge, holding fast to earth even as the river pulls away

Moss-covered Western Hemlock and Redcedar canopy in Vancouver Island rainforest — available for editorial and commercial licensing

Looking up into the moss-draped canopy of hemlocks and cedars in a dense stretch of temperate rainforest.

Vancouver Island rainforest with huckleberry and moss-covered Bigleaf Maple branches — nature photography available for licensing

Layers of rainforest vegetation on Vancouver Island, with huckleberry leaves in the foreground and moss-laden Bigleaf Maples in the background.

Western Redcedar tree beside a boardwalk in Vancouver Island’s temperate rainforest — available for editorial and commercial licensing.

A wooden boardwalk winds past massive Western Redcedar trees, their bark furrowed and dark with age.

Western Redcedar stump with moss and ferns growing in Vancouver Island rainforest — editorial and commercial licensing available.

A massive decaying Redcedar stump, now host to moss, ferns, and new growth — the cycle of rainforest life.

Western Hemlock and Redcedar trees with moss-draped branches in Vancouver Island rainforest — fine art forest photography for licensing.

The rainforest canopy of Western Hemlock and Redcedar creates a green cathedral above the boardwalk.

Western Hemlock and Redcedar trees covered in moss in Vancouver Island rainforest — forest imagery for editorial and branding use

oss-laden trunks leaning at wild angles, showing the raw, tangled growth of Vancouver’s coastal rainforest.

Western Redcedar forest on Vancouver Island, draped in moss and ferns — rainforest photography available for licensing.

Towering Western Redcedars rise from a carpet of green understory plants, their trunks textured with age.

Black and white upward photograph of moss-covered branches in the canopy of a Vancouver Island rainforest.

Looking up through the canopy, the branches weave a cathedral of moss

Moss-covered Western Hemlock trunks in Vancouver Island rainforest — temperate forest photography for licensing.

A dense stand of slender Western Hemlocks, each draped in green moss, creates a quiet rhythm in the forest.

Black and white photograph of moss-covered trees and ferns in an old-growth rainforest on Vancouver Island

Branches heavy with moss, bending like arms under the weight of time

Color photograph of moss-covered tree trunks and ferns growing on the forest floor in a Vancouver Island rainforest

Where giants stand, ferns and moss find their own quiet rhythm below

Roots tangled like fingers, gripping the ancient trunk in a slow-motion struggle

Roots tangled like fingers, gripping the ancient trunk in a slow-motion struggle