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Travel photography has a special way of making distant places feel both cinematic and strangely familiar. In this selection of images by Tom Dobinson, also known as @lens_time on Instagram, readers are invited to explore dramatic coastlines, historic streets, mountain views, and striking landmarks captured across the United Kingdom and beyond. His portfolio spans everything from atmospheric corners of England, Wales, and Scotland to memorable scenes from France, Italy, Belgium, and Germany, with each photo highlighting the character, mood, and visual charm of a place.

What makes Dobinson’s work so engaging is the way he balances grand scenery with a strong eye for composition, light, and detail. Some images feel sweeping and adventurous, while others turn quiet architecture or familiar landscapes into something almost storybook-like. Together, they create a collection that celebrates the beauty of travel and the many unforgettable moments waiting to be discovered along the way.

Scroll down, enjoy the journey, and don’t forget to vote for your favorite images. Of course, if you want to check out Tom’s other work, you can do so on his Instagram page.

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#1

“West Baywatch”

“West Baywatch”

Location: West Bay, Dorset, England

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Julie S
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1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where they filmed Broadchurch.

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    #2

    “Goth To Go”

    “Goth To Go”

    Location: Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire, England

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    Paul C.
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bram Stoker holidayed in Whitby in 1890 the gothic ruins, atmospheric churchyard, and local folklore became the inspiration for Dracula.

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    #3

    “Devil's In The Details”

    “Devil's In The Details”

    Location: Teufelsbrücke (Devil’s Bridge), Andermatt area, Uri, Switzerland

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    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Three different bridges very close together. I’d like to know the story.

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    #4

    “Fall For It”

    “Fall For It”

    Location: Bergkirche Beucha, Beucha, Saxony, Germany

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    WindySwede
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    #5

    “Glen Coe With The Flow”

    “Glen Coe With The Flow”

    Location: Glencoe, Scottish Highlands, Scotland

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    #6

    “Alpine Stream Of Consciousness”

    “Alpine Stream Of Consciousness”

    Location: Rosenlaui Valley, Bern, Switzerland

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    #7

    “Gate Expectations”

    “Gate Expectations”

    Location: Mam Tor (Great Ridge), Peak District, Derbyshire, England

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    #8

    “Leaf It Out”

    “Leaf It Out”

    Location: Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

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    Julie S
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I highly recommend visiting Edinburgh.

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    #9

    “Isle Be Back”

    “Isle Be Back”

    Location: St Michael’s Mount, Marazion, Cornwall, England

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    #10

    “Moody, But Make It Mythical”

    “Moody, But Make It Mythical”

    Location: Northumberlandia, Cramlington, Northumberland, England

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    #11

    “Abbey-Solutely”

    “Abbey-Solutely”

    Location: Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire, England

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    #12

    “The High Road”

    “The High Road”

    Location: Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen, Denbighshire

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    #13

    “Sunset Boulevard”

    “Sunset Boulevard”

    Location: Pont de Pierre, Bordeaux, Gironde

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    #14

    “Mill With It”

    “Mill With It”

    Location: Old Mill of Vernon, Vernon, Eure, Normandy, France

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    Display Name
    Community Member
    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if inside is as cozy as I imagine it to be.

    #15

    “Alsace Yourself”

    “Alsace Yourself”

    Location: Eguisheim, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France

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    #16

    “Curve Your Enthusiasm”

    “Curve Your Enthusiasm”

    Location: St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland

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    UKGrandad
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is something rather gynecological about that layout.

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    #17

    “Stairway To Heaven”

    “Stairway To Heaven”

    Location: South Stack Lighthouse steps, Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales

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    Display Name
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd hate to walk up that, but it would be such a privilege to do at the same time!

    #18

    “Arch Enemy”

    “Arch Enemy”

    Location: Westminster, London, England

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    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love a photo that could have been taken at an earlier point in history and look exactly the same

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    #19

    “Castell Me Maybe”

    “Castell Me Maybe”

    Location: Conwy Castle, Conwy, Wales

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    #20

    “Hairpin To Win”

    “Hairpin To Win”

    Location: Hotel Belvédère (Furka Pass), Uri/ Valais, Switzerland

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    nm
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, thank you. I want to sleep and not stay awake listening the passing cars all night, especially those climbing the mountain..

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    #21

    “Rocky Relationship”

    “Rocky Relationship”

    Location: The Roaches, Staffordshire, England

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    #22

    “Bridge Over Troubled Sky”

    “Bridge Over Troubled Sky”

    Location: Severn Bridge, South West England/South East Wales

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    #23

    “Road To Ruin (My Camera Roll)”

    “Road To Ruin (My Camera Roll)”

    Location: The Round House, Stanton Drew, Somerset, England

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    Julie S
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the rabbits/ hares on top of the thatch.

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    #24

    “Coast Guard-Ing The View”

    “Coast Guard-Ing The View”

    Location: Coastguard Cottages, Eastbourne, South Coast, England

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    #25

    “Thatch Made In Heaven”

    “Thatch Made In Heaven”

    Location: Ashton-under-Hill, Worcestershire, England

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    Crystalwitch60
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is stunning around there ,proper chocolate box cottages ,know it very well highly recommend a visit ,

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    #26

    “Maximus Mood”

    “Maximus Mood”

    Location: Cypress-lined drive, San Quirico d’Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

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    #27

    “Arch You Glad I Didn't Say “Historic”

    “Arch You Glad I Didn't Say “Historic”

    Location: Ale and Cakes Mine, Cornwall, England

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    #28

    “Glen Coe With The Flow”

    “Glen Coe With The Flow”

    Location: Glencoe, Scottish Highlands, Scotland

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    Mau
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it is Isle if Skye: Old Man Of Storr, Inner Hebrides,Scotland.

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    #29

    “Arch You Serious?!”

    “Arch You Serious?!”

    Location: Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales

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    #30

    “Glow With The Flow”

    “Glow With The Flow”

    Location: Penmon Lighthouse, Anglesey, Wales

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    #31

    “Czech Mate”

    “Czech Mate”

    Location: Charles Bridge (Karlův most) & Vltava River, Prague, Czech Republic

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    #32

    “Arch-Ly Ever After”

    “Arch-Ly Ever After”

    Location: Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, Lot, Occitanie, France

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    #33

    “View Me A Favor”

    “View Me A Favor”

    Location: Haystacks, Lake District, Cumbria, England

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    #34

    “Ship Happens”

    “Ship Happens”

    Location: Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland, England

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    Pernille
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, My ancestors favourite holiday destination, until we discovered Mallorca. Maybe it is time to get the longboat out of storage and go back..

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    #35

    “Never Get Tide Down”

    “Never Get Tide Down”

    Eglwys Cwyfan (Church in the Sea), Anglesey, Wales

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    WindySwede
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    https://maps.app.goo.gl/L6H5EcPwGzjoVwsXA

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    #36

    “Rain Check”

    “Rain Check”

    Location: Grand Place (Grote Markt), Brussels, Belgium

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    Rtblast66
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    18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think Brugge is much better

    #37

    “Time Always Ruins A Good Castle”

    “Time Always Ruins A Good Castle”

    Location: Castell Dinas Brân, Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales

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    Forrest Hobbs
    Community Member
    20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wikipedia tells me that 'Dinas Brân has been variously translated as the "crow's fortress" or "fortress of Brân", with Brân as the name of an individual or of a nearby stream'. Arguments continue, apparently. Link follows.

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    #38

    “Lake It Or Leave It”

    “Lake It Or Leave It”

    Location: Bergkirche Beucha, Beucha, Saxony, Germany

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    #39

    “Neist Level”

    “Neist Level”

    Location: Neist Point, Isle of Skye, Scotland

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    #40

    “Rock Of Ages”

    “Rock Of Ages”

    Location: Blackchurch Rock, North Devon, England

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    Roxy222uk
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. Rock of Ages, the hymn, was written about a rock in Burrington Combe in Somerset. Awesome rock formation, though.

    #41

    “Cave You Believe It?”

    “Cave You Believe It?”

    Location: South Wales Coast

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    #42

    “Mont Saint-Mic Drop”

    “Mont Saint-Mic Drop”

    Location: Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France

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    Cheryl Gilbert
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    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most overated place. Wall to wall tourists. Left after an hour

    #43

    “Slate Expectations”

    “Slate Expectations”

    Dinorwic Slate Quarry, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales

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    Roxy222uk
    Community Member
    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That looks like miners’ cottages. They really were small.

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    #44

    “Frame, Set, Match”

    “Frame, Set, Match”

    Location: Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire

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    #45

    “Dome Sweet Dome”

    “Dome Sweet Dome”

    Location: Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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    Forrest Hobbs
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Radcliffe Camera is the round building in view. I think the vantage point is the university church.

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    #46

    “Gondola With It”

    “Gondola With It”

    Location: Venice Lagoon, Venice, Italy

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    #47

    “Kelp Me”

    “Kelp Me”

    Location: The Kelpies, Falkirk, Scotland

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    #48

    “Spire & Desire”

    “Spire & Desire”

    Location: Cathédrale Saint-André, Bordeaux, Gironde, France

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    #49

    “Don't Be So Dim”

    “Don't Be So Dim”

    Location: Penmon Lighthouse, Anglesey, Wales

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    #50

    “Tree-Mendous Towers”

    “Tree-Mendous Towers”

    Location: Bosco Verticale, Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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    #51

    “Thatch Of The Day”

    “Thatch Of The Day”

    Location: The Round House, Stanton Drew, Somerset, England

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    #52

    “A Light-House Is Actually Very Heavy”

    “A Light-House Is Actually Very Heavy”

    Location: Tŵr Mawr Lighthouse, Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey, Wales

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    Forrest Hobbs
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    19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tŵr Mawr = big tower. Ynys Llanddwyn = (very roughly) Island of the Church of (St.) Dwynwen. Anglesey is English for Ynys Môn. 😉

    #53

    “Tree's A Crowd”

    “Tree's A Crowd”

    Location: Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales

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    #54

    “Mind The Gap”

    “Mind The Gap”

    Location: Saltash (Royal Albert Bridge), England

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    #55

    “Bath, Actually”

    “Bath, Actually”

    Location: North Parade Buildings, Bath, Somerset, England

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    #56

    “Atomium-Attic”

    “Atomium-Attic”

    Location: Atomium, Brussels, Belgium

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    #57

    “Eight A Minute!”

    “Eight A Minute!”

    Location: Palazzo Ottagonale, Berlin, Germany

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    WindySwede
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    #58

    “Light Pier Pressure”

    “Light Pier Pressure”

    Location: Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

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    #59

    “Up Berlin Early”

    “Up Berlin Early”

    Location: Fernsehturm (Berlin TV Tower), Berlin, Germany

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    #60

    “Tree's Company”

    “Tree's Company”

    Location: Sycamore Gap, Northumberland, England

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    martin734
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    1 day ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly, thanks to two fu*kwits with a chainsaw, it no longer looks like this.

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    #61

    “Cross My Heart”

    “Cross My Heart”

    Location: “Four Trees” (Val d’Orcia), San Quirico d’Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

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    #62

    “Make A Wish”

    “Make A Wish”

    Location: United Kingdom

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