Let us take you on a journey around the world, discovering artists who have been inspired by their travel experiences and expressed this to the world through works of art.

SWISS ALPS: ROBERT BÖSCH \ MAMMUT MOUNTAINEERS

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn ridge in the Alps, Mammut, a mountaineering equipment company, asked Swiss photographer Robert Bösch to take a series of photos to mark the occasion for the brand’s 2015 advertising campaign. The photographs are nothing short of spectacular, with hundreds of mountain climbers braving death-defying conditions to get the perfect shot. The striking scenery of the sheer cliff walls and wind-blasted peaks of icy mountains create a sense of awe and wonderment which, combined with the formations of the brave mountaineers, creates one-of-a-kind large-scale photographic works of art.

INDIA: SAMANTHA WILLS \ JEWELLERY COLLECTION

Inspired by her love of travel, jewellery designer Samantha Wills affectionately names many of her pieces after her favourite destinations and adventures had along the way. One of her collections, ‘Voyage to India’, beautifully showcases intricate details of embossed elephants heads carved into antique gold, creating a piece which is a beautiful nostalgic representation of the culture. Wills is said to rarely leave her apartment without a camera in hand to capture the magic of the destinations she visits.

AFRICA: RICARDO SOLIS \ HOW THE ZEBRA GOT ITS STRIPES

Ever wonder how the zebra got its stripes? Maybe tiny people dropped black ribbons onto them from a miniature airship. How did the bear get its fluffy coat? Perhaps it was knitted by a team of small helpers. Like beautiful scenes out of a children’s book, Mexican artist Ricardo Solis explores possible explanations for certain little mysteries of nature in his series of incredible illustration work. Designed to capture your imagination and create a sense of wonder, Solis’ illustrations are whimsical portraits of larger-than-life animals being brought to life by tiny little workers.

NEPAL: ERIC VALLI \ HONEY HUNTERS

Inspired by the period he lived there in the 70’s, these beautiful images by Eric Valli tell the incredible story of the Himalayan Gurung men of Nepal harvesting honey. The knowledge of extracting honey from hives perched on the cliffside was passed from father to son for nearly 12,000 years, and in 1987, 63-year old Mani Lal was the last of his village to have mastery of the technique. Valli captures the essence of these astounding men on their incredible journey to brave the Himalayan foothills to harvest the honey of the world’s largest species of honeybee. They embark on this journey twice a year, dropping harnessed ladders and ropes from the top of the cliff to a base below, where a fire is lit to help smoke the bees away from their hives. A ‘honey hunter’ then descends the ladder and cuts the large honeycomb nests down in chunks. This dangerous mission brings food and money to their villages when the honey is sold. The images are incredibly modern for being nearly 30 years old and have an intimate feeling that is so natural and real. Valli received first prize for The Honey Hunters of Nepal in 1987 at World Press.