Kirsten Alana
Kirsten Alana is a Los Angeles-based creator known for travel photography, thoughtful destination guides and stories about culture, design and responsible travel.
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Four Seasons
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KirstenAlana.comOverview
- Based in
- Los Angeles, California
- Work
- Travel photography, writing and on-camera hosting
- Travel focus
- Culture, responsible travel and luxury stays
- Started travel photography
- 2010, after portrait and wedding photography
- Reach of her work
- All 50 US states and more than 60 countries on six continents
Mini bio
How it started.
Kirsten began taking photography seriously in college while studying television journalism. She built her early career photographing portraits and weddings, then turned to travel full time in 2010. Her blog, which she says began in 2006, became a home for her destination stories and photographs.
Finding her audience.
She posted her first Instagram photo on October 19, 2010. In a 2015 interview, she recalled years of gradual growth before her audience expanded sharply in early 2014 as magazines and travel publications recommended her work. Mobile photography and speaking about Instagram became part of her career too.
Around the world.
A major assignment took her around the world with Four Seasons in 2015. Her wider work includes photography, writing and on-camera hosting for travel brands and publications. She says her career has taken her to all 50 US states and more than 60 countries across six continents.
What matters to her.
Her stories pair beautiful places with attention to the people who live there. She seeks assignments that benefit local communities and the environment, with recurring interests in culture, architecture, slower journeys and luxury travel.
A changing chapter.
In October 2026, Kirsten told her community that chronic kidney disease meant she could no longer work in travel photography full time. She described enjoying background acting and taking on gig work, while planning to keep checking in with the readers who have followed her since 2010.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026My Favorite Viking Ocean and River CruisesWriter and photographer
- 2025How to Spend Two Nights in San Luis ObispoTravel guide creator
- 2025Test Driving Volkswagen’s new 2025 TiguanReviewer and photographer
- 2015Around the World with Four Seasons JetPhotographer and storyteller
Awards
Quotes
Luxury can be sustainable. Slow travel is.Kirsten Alana, Collaborate
She explains why she seeks travel assignments that benefit the people and places visited.
Trivia
- She describes herself as a bibliophile.
- She returns often to France and Scotland, two places she says she wants to know more deeply.
- Her professional client work uses Sony equipment unless a client asks for mobile photography.
- Art Deco and Art Nouveau have been favorite styles since childhood.
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