✈️ How to Actually Get Paid to Travel & Take Photos


How to become a travel photographer

Want to Sell Your Travel Photos?

Hey adventurer,

You know how everyone on Instagram looks like they’re getting paid to travel…

but in reality, half are just sunburned, over-caffeinated, and financially hanging on by a backpack buckle?

Let’s change that for you.

I just dropped a full, zero-fluff guide on how to become a travel photographer AND actually make money with your travel photos.

This isn’t a “maybe if you’re lucky” Pinterest vision board situation.
It’s the real, attainable pathway from:

  • taking travel photos 👉
  • to licensing, client shoots, tourism gigs, product collabs, and print income
  • even if you’re not traveling full-time

Here’s what you’ll learn:
✨ Who actually hires travel photographers (and what they pay)
✨ How to license images without getting lost in legal spaghetti
✨ Easy first-income wins you can do from your own hometown
✨ What gear you don’t need (bye gatekeeping)
✨ How to pitch hotels, tours, adventure brands, and tourism boards
✨ Where to sell prints, stock, and editorial work

If you’ve ever thought:
“I just wish I could get paid for the photos I already love taking…”

→ This guide is your starting line.

📸 Read it here:

Oh, and heads up... you might experience:

  • sudden desire to book flights
  • compulsive lens cleaning
  • and possibly… belief that this dream is actually doable 😉

You’ve got the talent.
Now it’s time to build the income streams that match it.

Adventure on,
Alexandra
The Bucket List Mermaid 🌊✨

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