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
5 winners. 5 prizes (worth over $175!):
- Adventure Photography Editing Guide. Learn how to edit with intention, so your photos tell a story and keep a consistent style.
- Custom Lightroom Presets. 3 fully custom presets hand-crafted by Alexandra to match your unique style, brand, and aesthetic.
- Mermaid Adventure Presets Pack. 17 ready-to-use Lightroom presets for editing travel and adventure photos in every setting, from beach to mountain to city.
- Adventure Photography Pack. Alexandra's monthly toolkit of field guides, planning resources, and creative exercises to help you get out there and shoot.
- 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!