Join Kim as she speaks with UK Nature and Self-portrait photographer and videographer, Victoria Wild. Victoria currently live in her van with her dog Eric and shares her photographic adventures on YouTube. She used photography and videography as a form of therapy to both discover more about herself and the natural world around her.
Topics Covered
- Journey into photography
- Growing up in the countryside
- Making friends with nature
- Finding peace in nature
- Keeping the childlike wonder for nature
- Selling her house and living in her van
- Having her companion dog Eric with her on her travels
- Feeling loneliness living on the road
- How photography helps her help a connection with others
- Why she started her YouTube channel
- How self-portrait photography helped her overcome her shyness
- Filming cinematic videos of herself in nature
- How her inspiration comes from feeling
- Her videography process
- How self portrait filming and photography has been like therapy to her
- Seeing her growth through photography
- Looking at life and nature through the eyes of love
- How nature is a safe space and it always there for you
- Seeing the beauty in everything
- The impermanence of life
- Her love for wildlife photography
- The wonder she felt when she visited Bass Rock
- Photographing puffins and gannets
- How photography brings us connection
- Turning 30 and how things changed for her
- The rewards of putting your heart into something creative
- Choosing the right music for YouTube videos
- Dealing with negative comments
- Inspiring others through genuine authenticity
Connect with Victoria:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfO5JM85_NWsxeCJu-gaSCg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildandfreevictoria/?hl=en
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Music by Mark Robinson
Song: A Thousand Lifetimes
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