Polina Galkina
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Partnerships /Travel and Outdoor Brands

Content Creator for Travel and Outdoor Brands

I make sponsored posts and user generated content (UGC) for travel apps, luggage and outdoor gear, shot on real trips. Partners have included AllTrails, Bounce, SafetyWing, HOVERAir, Nordace and Timberland.

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Person in yellow coat walking through narrow canyon.

How the product gets used

The product goes on a trip with me and appears the way a traveler would use it. Bounce held our bags during twelve hours in Barcelona. The Nordace backpack was packed on camera for a reel about packing in fifteen minutes. The HOVERAir X1 PRO, a self-flying camera, got a reel of its own.

With AllTrails I posted about the Leave No Trace principles in 2021, and I name the trails I hike in many of my posts.

8+years of brand work
1,000+brand collaborations
46,000Instagram followers
2,400posts on this site
42blog articles
598destinations covered

Travel and outdoor brands I have posted for

Travel apps and services

AllTrails (trail maps), Bounce (luggage storage) and SafetyWing (travel medical insurance).

Bags and travel gear

Nordace backpacks and the HOVERAir X1 PRO camera.

Outdoor clothing and footwear

Timberland, DUER, Apricoat, Camel, Orolay and PINSPARK.

Bikes and camp gear

Kent Bikes and Hibear.

Sponsored posts for travel and outdoor brands

Sponsored posts and UGC

A sponsored post goes out to my followers from my account. UGC is photos and video made for the brand to publish itself, on its own channels and in its ads.

A sponsored reel starts at $1,150 and a static post at $750. UGC is $550 for 5 images, $850 for 10, and $1,200 for a mix of ten photos and videos, with a 12-month license. Running one of my posts as an ad from my account is $350 per post.

Rates

These are my published rates. Where a price says from, it starts there. The same list, with past work beside it, is in the Travel Media Kit.

Instagram

  • Static post or carousel: from $750
  • Reel: from $1,150
  • Story of two frames or more: from $300
  • Static post and story: from $950
  • Reel and story: from $1,350
  • Static post, reel and two stories: from $1,850

Blog article with photographs and Pinterest pins

  • 500 words, 5 images, 5 pins: $950
  • 800 words, 8 images, 8 pins: $1,250
  • 1,000 words, 10 images, 10 pins: $1,550

Photos and video for your own channels (UGC)

  • 5 images: $550
  • 10 images: $850
  • Ten photos and videos, mixed: $1,200

UGC files come raw and edited, with a 12-month license for social media and print.

Licensing and ads

  • License a sponsored post for 12 months: $400
  • License a sponsored post with no end date: $700
  • Run a post as your ad from my account (whitelisting): $350 per post

Outdoor photographs

Sunrise at Mesa arch and view on the purple mountains. Hike at Canyonlands National Park.
Person standing by a rock arch on a beach.
Sunlight illuminates a narrow canyon.
Vibrant red and purple mountain slopes under a cloudy sky.
Woman in pink dress walking on colorful mountain path.
Lake with a perfect reflection of Yosemite Falls, Lush green trees and plants and purple mountains.
A girl floating in the green sea on summer day. Coast line is rocky and one rock looks like an arch.
Polina standing on top of Devil's Bridge, a red sandstone arch above green desert in Sedona

Brands and destinations I have worked with

Bose
Barnes & Noble
Crocs
NIVEA
Timberland
Madera County
Vietnam Airlines
Winky Lux
1-800-Flowers
Walmart
Golden Road
Clinique

Common questions

What is the difference between a sponsored post and UGC?
A sponsored post is published on my own account, to my followers. UGC is photos and video I make for the brand to publish on its own channels and in its ads.
Can we run your post as a paid ad?
Yes. Running a post as an ad from my account, called whitelisting, is $350 per post.
Can we use your photos and video on our own channels?
Yes. Photo and video sets made for a partner's own channels come with a 12-month license for social media and print. A sponsored post can be licensed for 12 months for $400, or with no end date for $700.
Which travel and outdoor brands have you worked with?
AllTrails, Bounce, SafetyWing, HOVERAir, Nordace, Timberland, DUER, Apricoat, Camel, Orolay, PINSPARK, Kent Bikes and Hibear. Their posts are on this page.
Where is the content shot?
On my own trips. Recent ones include Barcelona, Cape Town, Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon. I am based in Los Angeles, so California trails and beaches are close by.
How much does a campaign cost?
A static Instagram post starts at $750, a reel at $1,150 and stories at $300. A blog article with my photographs and Pinterest pins is $950 to $1,550, depending on its length. The rates section on this page has the full list.

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