Decode Photography by Paul Welding

10/10/2026

Fire in the Sky - A Santorini sunset! An image I captured after a storm swept across the island in the late evening! What a sky!

Fine art panoramic photograph capturing a dramatic post-storm sunset over the iconic whitewashed villages of Santorini, Greece. Taken from Firostefani, this atmospheric landscape showcases the beauty of the Cycladic islands, with golden light, volcanic cliffs, and traditional architecture creating a

04/10/2026

Well, this was a nice thing to arrive in the post! 😊
Earlier this year I entered three of my photographs into a competition for the 2027 Queensland Meals on Wheels Calendar.

I was absolutely chuffed to find out that all three were selected — Superb Fairy-Wrens from Karalee for June, Queensland Burn-Off from Warrill View for July, and Abandoned Shed from Mount Walker.

What I wasn't expecting was to open the finished calendar and find Abandoned Shed on the front cover!

There's something really satisfying about seeing your photography in print, and having three images selected — with one making the cover — makes this one particularly special.

A big thank you to Meals on Wheels Queensland for choosing my work for the 2027 calendar.

Very chuffed with this one. 😊

Paul

03/10/2026

Well, it’s finally live! 📸

After what feels like an enormous amount of work behind the scenes, I’ve finally launched my new photography website — Decode Photography.

It’s something I’ve wanted to put together properly for a long time: a home for some of my favourite landscape, travel and wildlife photographs, along with a new online store where a selection of the images are available as fine-art prints.

There are photographs on there from Scotland, Wales, Greece, Australia and a few other adventures along the way — some of them with quite a story behind them.
I’ve tried to keep the site simple and let the photography do the talking.

Have a wander around and let me know what you think — and if you have a favourite image, I’d genuinely love to know which one.

www.decodephotography.com
Paul
Decode Photography

Photographer based in Brisbane, Australia. Landscape | Nature | Wildlife | Travel

28/09/2026

Agios Nikolaos — Kampana Islet, Paros 🇬🇷

Sitting alone on the tiny rocky islet of Kampana, between Paros and Antiparos, this little whitewashed chapel dedicated to Agios Nikolaos — Saint Nicholas, patron saint of sailors — immediately caught my attention during a boat trip from Pounda.
Most of these photographs were taken from the boat as we passed the islet, with the changing viewpoint giving me several different compositions of the chapel against the rather dramatic Cycladic sky.
But I wanted one photograph I couldn't get from the boat.
So I put my phone in a plastic bag, swam across to Kampana, climbed ashore and walked up to the chapel. The final face-on black-and-white image was made from the islet itself — perhaps a slightly excessive amount of effort for a phone photograph, but definitely one I wasn't going to get any other way!
There's something I love about this tiny chapel standing by itself amongst the rocks, surrounded by the Aegean. Even the seabird perched on the cross seemed perfectly placed.
Agios Nikolaos Chapel, Kampana Islet
Paros, Cyclades, Greece — May 2026

17/09/2026

The Hidden Vale pt2 - More Dawn shots from my recent stay at Spicers, Hidden Vale. The fog on this morning was truly spectacular, a landscape photographers dream. 😊

12/09/2026

The Hidden Vale - First Light

Captured on a recent stay at Spicers, Hidden Vale nr Grandchester, QLD. The fog in this morning was something else!! Canon R6 Mkii, RF 100-400.

02/09/2026

Sunrise at Fraser Island, not a dingo in sight, though I was a bit scared down at the beach on my own!

28/08/2026

Few iPhone 17 photos from the beach at Fraser Island this weekend.

26/08/2026

Shooting from Mount Coot-tha at sunrise you often forget to turn your camera away from the C*D. This was one of the mornings I didn’t forget. Such an amazing sky in this morning.