About World Wonder Photos

World wonder photos are about precisely what the name suggests. Our vision and aim is:-

"To provide you with a wide selection of quality worldwide photos from around the world, that leave you in awe and wonder at it’s true colour and diversity".

World wonder photos are available for a variety of customers to enjoy. Images are available for purchase as a private sale and make highly attractive wall pictures. They can also be hired commercially for use in a range of publications such as tour brochures, travel magazines, newspapers, book publishers, commercial and advertising agencies. Images can be supplied as either hard copies or electronic. See more detail under Services.

About the Photographer

Worldwonderphotos.com has not been born overnight! The photos are brought to you through the dedicated photographic skills of UK-based freelance photographer Paul R. Davies. It was during his studies in New York some 15 years ago that he first developed his talent for travel photography. Since then he has embarked upon extensive travels around the world, producing spectacular images from the finest locations the world has to offer on all major continents.

"Great photographs are not the chance result of a photographer being in the right place at the right time any more than the first ascent of a mountain is the chance result of a mountaineer being on the summit"
Galen Rowell

Inspiring photographs can be there for any one of us to grab, but one still has to target those exquisite locations, travel to them, scope out the conditions, before finally capturing the unforgettable image that celebrates it’s appeal to the very maximum. Although travel photography is a rewarding and enjoyable pursuit, it still requires considerable time and dedication to produce the results you can see on this website. Nonetheless, Paul has managed to successfully provide an awe-inspiring and varied portfolio to the highest of standards for you the customer.

A final word from the artist:-

"The world is an alluring mix of human chaos and the handiwork of nature. Historic and modern architecture created from extraordinary human endeavours exist alongside timeless landscapes of mountains, rivers, jungles and deserts. To make sense of it all is impossible. But if you travel a little and just sample a variety of the world’s amazing places and people - you will become captivated"
Paul Davies

About Equipment and Images

Cameras Used
1992-1994; Yashica FR1, 50mm and 135 mm lenses
1995-1996; Canon EOS1000N with 35-80mm and 200mm lenses
1997-2004; Canon EOS500N with 28-80mm EF and 300mm USM lenses
2005 to date; Canon EOS 300D with 28-80mm EF and 300mm USM lenses

Image Format

All images from 1992 to 2004 were taken using a mixture of Kodak Etkachrome, Fuji Sensia and Fuji Velvia 35mm Film.

Images from 2005 to date have been taken digitally and stored as jpegs.

A limited number of images have been taken using a variety of colour filters at source to enhance the sky.

Image Reproduction

Images from 1992 to 2004 are scanned using a PrimeFilm 3650u scanner to a resolution of 360dpi.

Images from 2005 to date are stored as jpegs at 3072x2048 pixels.

All images from 1992 to date are processed using Adobe Photoshop 6.0.

All images are printed on FujiFilm Frontier 370 and 390 printers using FujiFilm Crystal Archive photographic paper at 300 dpi. The fade resistance of this paper is rated at 150 years.