# @thewayfaress on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DK_-WWLyInL
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31634930-thewayfaress-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/539ab00f65.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-17T11:17:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Wayfaress (@thewayfaress) — https://gondola.cc/thewayfaress

## Caption

When I first started photographing wildlife I remember being pretty hard on myself — my photos didn’t look as “Nat Geo” as the work I saw from professional safari photographers online.

But recently (while digging through old hard drives to update my portfolio), I started to appreciate something else: the way I see the earth & her creatures is entirely my own. 🫶🏼

Magical. Whimsical. Feminine threads of connection, tranquility, & the softness of nature.

Like every moment in these wild, untouched parts of the world is a step into a fairytale… poetry in motion. ✨ 

So, maybe my wildlife photography doesn’t look like what you’d find in the pages of Nat Geo, and that’s okay. ☺️ (Mad respect for those photographers!)

Maybe bringing something different to the table is exactly the point.

💭 A little reminder (for you & for me) that comparison can so easily steal the magic of our differences — and maybe the real art lies in embracing the unique lens through which we see the world. 📸 Perhaps your way of seeing/thinking/creating/loving/leading is exactly what’s been missing & exactly what someone needs today. 🤗

Curious if you’ve ever felt this kind of comparison & been able to shake it off? if so, what was it with?

❤️ Alexandra
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#adventuretravel #travel #adventure #safari #africa #africansafari #wildlifephotography #serengeti #maasaimara #kenya #tanzania #wildlifephoto #earthoutdoors #natgeowildlife #natgeotravel

## Stats

- **Views:** 7,500
- **Likes:** 1,266
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- **Comments:** 78

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Wayfaress | @thewayfaress | https://gondola.cc/thewayfaress | Influencer |

## Tags

wildlifephotography, wildlifephoto, africa, adventuretravel, serengeti, adventure, natgeowildlife, natgeotravel, kenya, tanzania, travel, earthoutdoors, maasaimara, africansafari, safari

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