26 Inspirational Photos of This Beautiful World

A picture is worth a thousand words – an adage that is particularly applicable when travelling. Photography dates back as far as the 4th and 5th centuries when Greek mathematicians like Aristotle began experimenting with pinhole cameras and in the 6th century, the camera obscura was developed to project an image onto a wall which was then painted.

Camera technology advanced significantly in the 19th century with the introduction of Plate Photography, but things really developed (no pun intended!) with the invention of light-sensitive film in 1885.

Photography was thrust into the digital age in the early 1980s but it wasn’t until 1995 when Nikon released the D1 DSLR camera. Much like other technology, cameras progressed quickly and most of us now have a fairly decent one in our phones.

Photography, in our opinion, is one of the most inspirational mediums known to man, each week we’ll be bringing you some of the best images we can find, we hope you enjoy them!

Rice fields at Chiang-Mai, Thailand

Rice fields at Chiang-Mai, Thailand

Steinhöfel Castle, Brandenburg, Germany

Steinhöfel Castle, Brandenburg, Germany

King Penguin, Antarctica

King Penguin, Antarctica

Allgäu, Germany

Allgäu, Germany

Parliament Building, Budapest

Parliament Building, Budapest

Lake Ontario, Canada

Lake Ontario, Canada

Highland Cow, Scotland

Highland Cow, Scotland

Meadow in Switzerland

Meadow in Switzerland

Las Medulas, Spain

Las Medulas, Spain

Californian Highway

Californian Highway

Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

The Wave, Arizona

The Wave, Arizona

Bull Moose, Alaska

Bull Moose, Alaska

Ceresole Reale, Italy

Ceresole Reale, Italy

The Palace of Fine Arts, San Fransisco

The Palace of Fine Arts, San Fransisco

Wugongshan Mountain, China

Wugongshan Mountain, China

Squantz Pond, Connecticut

Squantz Pond, Connecticut

Mosque, Abu Dhabi

Mosque, Abu Dhabi

Kvilda Village, Czech Republic

Kvilda Village, Czech Republic

Island Archway, Australia

Island Archway, Australia

Deer in Germany

Deer in Germany

Bhudist Monks, Thailand

Bhudist Monks in Thailand

Wisconsin, USA

Wisconsin Lake

Sihastria Putnei Monastery, Romania

Sihastria Putnei Monastery

Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye

Flower Garden Hokkaido, Japan

Flower Garden Hokkaido