Despite being born and bred in picturesque Switzerland, Pauline Aellen enjoys taking her photography to a slightly darker place, a little bit left-of-centre and at times unnervingly comical.

Who else wants to hotfoot it to the airport and jet straight over to the Dutch countryside, so they can frolic amongst a rainbow of blooming bulbs?

Antwerp may be known for being a high-end fashion hub, home to the world's largest diamond-cutting industry and the centre for an always-humming club culture, but long-time resident Mieke Verbijlen is more interested in the day-to-day details.

Besides having a name that sounds like an awesome Scandinavian superhero, Agnes shoots beautiful wintry photos that conjure up tales of sun-dappled forests and sweet Swedish romance.

Maggie Louden has lived in Washington State for an awfully long time now, fostering her creativity amongst the forests, mountain ranges and old Seattle architecture.

In honour of ANZAC Day, we've become a bit obsessed by this flickr stream from the Australian War Memorial.

This Ampersand That is one delicious ode to the underrated logogram, and an effective way of getting your stomach grumbling.

Sometimes it's the mundane tedium of life that delivers the most captivating moments, something that Melbourne-based photographer Paul Hermes is well aware of.

These lovely snaps are best served with a glass of Pimms and lemonade on a picnic rug on your front lawn.

We know it for the busy beaches, delicious tapas and mind-blowing architecture, but for our next instalment in the Postcards series the illustrator and clever lady behind blog Di Doo Da shows us what her new-found home is really like.