Take better travel photos with your iPhone
🗓️ Sept 28-Oct 2, 2026
In just 5 days, you'll learn simple strategies for taking pro-level travel photos — no experience or fancy equipment required.
🎁 Bonus: Get an Implementation Workbook and access to the giveaway!
Meet Your Hosts
Jessie Festa
Jessie Festa is a travel blogger and educator who helps creators turn their passions into profitable, sustainable businesses. Along with creating professional imagery for travel brands, she runs a photography business called NYC Photo Journeys that specializes in capturing moments in iconic New York locations.
Alexandra Lauren
Alexandra Lauren is the travel photographer behind The Bucket List Mermaid, known for its cinematic adventure photography that captures how a destination feels, not just how it looks. She's shot her way through 40+ countries and now teaches fellow creators how to take travel photos they'll truly be excited to share.
How it works...
Grab your free seat
Shortly after signing up, you'll receive a welcome email with full challenge instructions, an implementation workbook, and giveaway details.
Mark your calendar
Each day, you'll receive a powerful video lesson with actionable next steps — so you actually leave the challenge with a strategy in place!
Enter the giveaway
Send in your completed workbook by October 4 @ 11:59pm ET to be entered to win prizes that can help you uplevel your photography.
🎁 Giveaway Prizes
7 winners. 7 prizes (worth over $240!):
- Ultimate Adventure Creator Bundle. Includes versatile adventure travel lightroom presets, a photography editing guide, a workbook for finding your unique photography style, and a fun travel photography scavenger hunt.
- Custom Lightroom Presets. 3 fully custom presets hand-crafted by Alexandra to match your unique style, brand, and aesthetic.
- Adventure Photography Editing Guide. Learn how to edit with intention, so your photos tell a story and keep a consistent style.
- 17-Pack of Adventure Travel Lightroom Presets. Ready-to-use Lightroom presets for editing travel and adventure photos in every setting, from beach to mountain to city.
- Finding Your Photography Style Workbook. Uncover what naturally draws you in and turn it into a photography style that feels intentional, confident, and repeatable.
- 1 month of Shutterbugs Gone Wild, Alexandra's Substack sharing exlusive photography tips, monthly Adventure Packs, and a growing library of creative resources.
- 1 month of Travel Blog Prosperity, Jessie's membership for creators looking to grow their traffic, email list, and income — plus get a bonus list of 130 paying creator opportunities.
*Note: To win, you must not currently be enrolled in or subscribed to the specific prize program.
You'll learn how to:
- Nail the framing and angles that instantly upgrade your shots
- Unlock the hidden phone camera features that make your photos stand out
- Read light like a photographer, from golden hour to midday sun
- Get the professional camera look using only your phone
- Capture the feeling of a destination, not just the landmark
- And more!
Ready to take better photos with your phone?
