Travel Creator and Photographer

I'm Polina Galkina, a travel creator and photographer based in Los Angeles. I post solo travel, road trips and national parks as Rock n Roam (@rocknroamgirl) on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube, from 38 countries so far.

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Polina smiling with her camera on a cliff above the ocean

What I make

Travel guides and road trip itineraries on this site, written from my own trips with my own photographs. Instagram reels, posts and stories from the road. Nature and landscape photography, which is also my profession: brand campaigns, family shoots and events.

Tourism boards, hotels, airlines and brands hire me for campaigns. The Partnerships page lists that work by type of partner, and the pages below cover the places I create from.

What a travel creator does, and what I make

A travel creator plans a trip, takes it, and publishes what other travelers need to plan their own: the itinerary, where to stay, which trails and sights are worth the time, what to eat and what it costs. I publish that as Rock n Roam: travel guides and road trip itineraries on this site, Instagram reels, carousels and stories, TikTok videos, Pinterest pins that lead back to the guides, and YouTube videos. Every guide is written from my own trip, with my own photographs.

Photography is my profession, so the pictures come first. I shoot landscapes and nature, hotels and resorts, food and products in use on the road, and brand campaigns, family shoots and events in Los Angeles. The Photography page shows the personal work.

Travel content creator for tourism boards, hotels and brands

Tourism boards and visitors bureaus hire me to visit, photograph a destination and publish a guide with social posts from the trip. Madera County, Temecula, Discover Buellton, Santa Rosa, Visit Carson City and Visit Mesa have done that. Hotels, resorts and glamping stays book reels, posts and photos from a stay. Airlines, car rental, travel and outdoor gear, fashion, wellness, food and drink brands book sponsored posts, reels, stories, blog features and user generated content (UGC) with licensing for their own channels. Past work includes Vietnam Airlines, Hertz, Bose, Clinique, Timberland, Walmart, Michael Kors, Kay Jewelers and Fabletics.

Rates, packages and past campaigns by type of partner are on the Partnerships page, with a form to ask about a campaign.

Where I am based and where I travel

I live in Los Angeles and post from California most: Los Angeles, Yosemite, Big Sur, the Central Coast, Mammoth Lakes, Joshua Tree and wine country. The national parks of Utah, Arizona, Oregon and Nevada are the next most frequent. I travel abroad several times a year; the pages below cover each place, and the destinations index lists every location on this site with its posts and guides.

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52,212social followers

1,000+brand collaborations

8+years of brand work

2,430posts on this site

45articles and press features

696destinations covered

Where I create

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Common questions

What is a travel creator?

Someone who travels and publishes what they find: guides, itineraries, photographs, reels and posts that other travelers use to plan. I do that as Rock n Roam, on this site and on Instagram.

Where do you create?

Los Angeles and California most, then the national parks of Utah, Arizona, Oregon and Nevada, and 38 countries abroad. Each has its own page above.

How do I hire you?

Send the destination or product, the dates and what you would like made through the form on this page. Past campaigns and rates by type of partner are on the Partnerships page.

Where is your press?

Interviews in VoyageLA, ShoutOut LA, Canvas Rebel, Bold Journey and the All Around Adventure podcast are on the Press page.

Are you a travel influencer or a travel creator?

Both words describe the same work. I use travel creator for the guides, photographs and videos I make, and travel influencer for campaigns where a brand reaches my audience on Instagram. Tourism boards usually search for the first, brands for the second.

Do you make UGC (user generated content) for brands?

Yes. Photos and short videos made for a brand to use on its own channels, delivered with licensing. The packages are on the Partnerships page.

Which platforms are you on?

Instagram is the main one, then TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, Threads, Facebook and X, all as @rocknroamgirl. Every post is archived and searchable on this site.

How long have you been doing this?

The posts on this site go back to 2013, and I have worked with brands for more than eight years, with more than 1,000 collaborations in that time.