THE QUEST
Travel is John's passion and he knows what his clients are looking for.  He knows where to find it and the best time of day to be there. 

He keeps it all relaxing and fun, loves to pass on all he has learnt, and nothing pleases him more than when clients become friends and return home with memories and photographs they didn't think were possible for them when they set off for the trip.

INTEGRITY
John believes that integrity starts at the very heart of a person, and [should] emanate to all things one is involved in. For him, this is also based solidly in spiritual values which will be reflected in attitude, care shown, and a general 'can do' disposition.

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GOING BACK TO THE BEGINNING

John was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, and primarily raised in Warwickshire orphanages where his many photographic odysseys have their roots. That photography bent led to photo travel and subsequently customized travel.

PHOTOGRAPHY
John had to be ‘persuaded’ to join Deudraeth Camera Club in 1979, and this further immersion with his passion soon saw John turning professional. He freelanced for Welsh and English publications, and whoever would buy his work and/or his occasional writing.

The awards flowed within the Welsh and English Photographic Federations, and also at the Welsh National Eisteddfod [a festival of the arts] on a regular basis, plus John’s work also found recognition in several nationally distributed British photo magazines.

PHOTO TRAVEL
John’s distinct style of creating ‘third images’ led to many repeat presentations, and they caught the eye of the Close-up Expeditions owner while visiting Idaho in 1984, and for whom John went on to lead many photo trips.  Clients soon began to request that John lead customized trips for them, and thus, in 1991 Travel Images was ‘born’.

CUSTOM TRAVEL
In the mid 1990's John added the option of customized travel to his resume in the form Travel Designs, and that has led to the establishing of TravelDesigns.biz.

John is 55, and has 4 boys, Aled, Paul, Andrew and Evan

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