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PHOTOGRAPHER, WRITER, STORYTELLER

Hey guys! My name is Sara and I'm the photographer behind QUEST FOR BEAUTY.
I’m an Artist, a former dancer, a writer, a traveler, a Dreamer and I recently left my life in NYC to be on the road full time. Join me on my adventures around the world!

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  • Which country had the most impact on you? So far, Ethiopia left the deepest mark on me. I spent about 3 weeks there on assignment in August and it was life changing to say the least. Incredibly beautiful and interesting on one side, heartbreaking on the other. Although the capital Addis Ababa is growing fast and the economy is booming, poverty is ever present in most parts of the country and gender equality is still a distant fantasy, especially in tribal cultures. Men of the Hamer tribe can have as many wife they want, the first wife is chosen by the family of the man and the other ones by the man himself. . I took this picture for my project @questforbeauty.co in one of the Hamer villages. The necklaces the woman is wearing symbolizes that she's the first wife. There's a lot of work to be done for women rights in the world and for achieving gender equality guys, a lot of work! . . . #africa #travel #IamATraveler #wanderlust #travelgirl #tlpicks #passionpassport #traveldeeper #tandctravel #beautifuldestinations #huffpostgram #outdoors #livetravelchannel #timeoutsociety #travelstoke #natgeo #lonelyplanet #peoplecreatives #theweekoninstagram #photooftheday #lovetravel #traveler
  • “Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us.” ―Walt Whitman . . . The amount of press this whole thing is getting is crazy!! Business insider, huffington post, even Fox news 😳 I think it's a clear sign we all want some significant change and a conversation might start soon. As I said before, today more than ever there's an urgent need for truth! . P.s I'm featuring 5 new accounts in the stories tmrw, leave your suggestions in a comment down here (plz do not send them in DMs as right now I still have a ton of messages to get back to you, I'll make it soon guys!!) . ITALIANS 🇮🇹 c'e' una mia nuova intervista su young.it dove spiego molto più a fondo quello che avete letto nella stampa in questi giorni (con le mie parole!), leggete, leggete! 😜 . . . . ⚠️this pic does not reflect reality! I took this last August in ethiopia on my first assignment as a travel photographer (this was before I started playing the number game, I had just started to use Instagram "seriously"). We were driving through the Bale mountains and my driver, Bine, wanted a new profile pic for fb. I told him we should take it standing on his car, so we stopped after I took his pic I set everything up and ask him to push the button (yes it's still my pic even if someone else pushed the button!). . . . #ethiopia #africa #adventure #photographer #travel #IamATraveler #wanderlust #travelgirl #tlpicks #passionpassport #traveldeeper #tandctravel #beautifuldestinations #huffpostgram #outdoors #livetravelchannel #timeoutsociety #travelstoke #natgeo #lonelyplanet #peoplecreatives #theweekoninstagram #photooftheday #lovetravel #traveler #sky #birds #sunset
  • Notes from the road - I'm currently in Cambodia, working on a gig. It's 2.30 am, my brain is beyond fried from sleeping 3/4 hours per night and I truly wish I could clone myself right now! This last week has been INSANE! Beside work stuff, book writing, and shooting for my project @questforbeauty.co , all the major news media in Italy are talking about my article (if you haven't read it yet, the link is in bio). More journalists and even radio stations are asking me interviews to talk about what I wrote and hundreds of you are messaging me (I swear I will get back to you guys asap) sharing your thoughtful words (also receiving a lot of hate but I decided it's best to not acknowledge that for now!). I think there's something here...I think I started something with that article, I don't really know what yet but I think we'll find out soon, keep making noise guys! With all this going on I had zero time to edit the Thailand pics and therefore this week I will share some pics from the trip I took to Ethiopia in August. It was my first travel gig, I was taking photos for @offroad_ethiopia (I had like 9000 followers back then) and it was my first time in east Africa. For 3 weeks me and the driver went around the villages of the Omo valley in remote areas visiting tribes and taking their portraits, it was a life changing experience! I slept in huts, drove on dry river beds, drank weird moonshiney liquor with the village Chiefs and even had a gun pointed at my face (long story but it wasn't bad I knew nothing would happen to me). It was beautiful, moving and incredibly uncomfortable at points, but being uncomfortable is always a good thing, it pushes my limits further, it makes me a better person. There's a whole other side to what I do behind Instagram, the side I have my heart and soul into and involves the least glamourous part of travel! I will share more of that side with you guys soon! Goodnight or Good day wherever you are guys 💛 . . . . #ethiopia #asia #indonesia #europe #travel #IamATraveler #wanderlust #tlpicks #passionpassport #traveldeeper #huffpostgram #livetravelchannel #timeoutsociety #travelstoke #natgeo #lonelyplanet #theweekoninstagram #traveler
  • "I think I deserve something beautiful" —Elizabeth Gilbert 🌸 Meanwhile in real life! I'm leaving Saigon tomorrow and headed to Cambodia working on a gig (8 hours bus ride!) and I couldn't be more excited! The article I wrote keeps being shared by hundreds of people and it's getting a lot of press, as much as I try not to read the comments on other sites I couldn't help to notice how many people wrote stuff like "get a real job"....guys that pisses me of so much! Being a freelancer and a creative means that no matter what you are always working, there are no weekends, no clock in and clock out, we're always working or thinking about working! Most my days are 10 to 14 hours work days, but I don't bitch and complain about it because I love what I do! It just made me wonder: What kind of world do we live in where people feel anger towards someone who is doing what they like for a living? Shouldn't happiness be the only and most important goal in life? Who ever said that a job means doing something you hate? Why are we so attached to this notion of a job being something we can't enjoy? I think we all deserve something beautiful, that everyone should be able to do what they like for a living, that everyone deserves to be happy, don't you? Would love to hear your thoughts about this! (For those who don't know my 'job title' is professional photographer, but I do so much more than that!) . P.s new features out in the stories in 5 minutes! . . . P.p.s ⚠️ this pic does not reflect real life! . . . #bali #asia #indonesia #europe #travel #IamATraveler #wanderlust #travelgirl #tlpicks #passionpassport #traveldeeper #tandctravel #beautifuldestinations #huffpostgram #outdoors #livetravelchannel #timeoutsociety #travelstoke #natgeo #lonelyplanet #peoplecreatives #theweekoninstagram #photooftheday #lovetravel #traveler #sky #birds #sunset
  • “Magical places are always beautiful and deserve to be contemplated ... Always stay on the bridge between the invisible and the visible. ” ―Paulo Coelho . . This was the most magical sunrise I've ever experienced. It's crazy how light and colors can make a place enchanted! . On a different note: i'm gonna feature 5 new inspiring accounts (under 20k) in my stories tomorrow so if you have suggestions leave the names here in the comments (NO you can't auto nominate yourself!😉) Also, I'm running a mini contest in my stories! Whoever guess first where I flew to today wins a 30 minutes skype session with me! Where am i?? I'll announce the winner tomorrow 🤗😘 . . . #bali #asia #indonesia #europe #travel #IamATraveler #wanderlust #travelgirl #tlpicks #passionpassport #traveldeeper #tandctravel #beautifuldestinations #huffpostgram #outdoors #livetravelchannel #timeoutsociety #travelstoke #natgeo #lonelyplanet #peoplecreatives #theweekoninstagram #photooftheday #lovetravel #traveler #sky #magic #sunrise
  • “Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it's beauty.” ― Albert Einstein . . . I think nature is what's keeping my pieces together these days. It allows me to log out for a moment and remember that life is a beautiful mystery and it goes far beyond our understanding of it. I'm at a point in my life where I just don't care anymore, I don't care what society say I should be doing to fit in, I don't care about being cool, I don't care what people think about me, I don't care about irrelevant bs that distract me from being true to myself. I want to be free. I want to be me. Nature reminds me of this constantly. Take a walk today, in the park, in the forest, leave your phone at home, observe what's around you and listen to the sounds. Take a deep breath. Reconnect to who you are. Exhale the bullshit! . . . P.s. There's an article about me and the piece I wrote on the Daily Mail today! . . . P.p.s. ⚠️ this pic does not reflect real life! (And this is an Instagram spot!)😬 . . . #bali #asia #indonesia #travel #IamATraveler #wanderlust #travelgirl #tlpicks #passionpassport #traveldeeper #tandctravel #beautifuldestinations #huffpostgram #outdoors #livetravelchannel #timeoutsociety #travelstoke #natgeo #lonelyplanet #peoplecreatives #theweekoninstagram #photooftheday #lovetravel #traveler #sky #waterfall #sunset
  • Oh Ubud, I miss you already! I'm back in Chiang Mai today, after days working among elephants in the Jungle, and I'll finally have a few days off to sit down and write a way overdue blog post about Bali! Also, since a ton of you asked lately, I'm writing a blog post where I explain how I can afford to travel (honestly, in details and without bullshit 😬). Is there anything else you'd like me to write about? or anything you'd like to know? leave a comment or DM me! [For all of you who ask me technical questions about what camera I use, what I use to edit my photos etc, there's a Q&A post on the blog that can answer all that 😊] . . . #bali #asia #indonesia #europe #travel #IamATraveler #wanderlust #travelgirl #tlpicks #passionpassport #traveldeeper #tandctravel #beautifuldestinations #huffpostgram #outdoors #livetravelchannel #timeoutsociety #travelstoke #natgeo #lonelyplanet #peoplecreatives #theweekoninstagram #photooftheday #lovetravel #traveler #sky #birds #sunset
  • "Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity." —Lao Tzu Longing for some stillness lately with all the moving around I'm doing. It's so hard to work on all the material I accumulate on my trips without ever staying more than a week in the same place...a European early summer and some half-stillness there might be in the cards! . . Hey guys! As promised I featured 5 accounts I like that have under 20k and 10k followers. Hhead over to my stories to get inspired by these talented people!! You all read my article about IG by now (if you didn't do it now!!link in bio) and I can't stress enough the importance of community and supporting each other in this crazy ugly mess this platform became; I invite you all to do the same thing I'm doing and once a week, share you favorite accounts with your people! good work deserves to be seen! 🙌🏻💪🏻 . . . Pic taken at @kupubarong thank you for a wonderful stay . . . ⚠️ staged image . #bali #asia #indonesia #europe #travel #IamATraveler #wanderlust #travelgirl #tlpicks #passionpassport #traveldeeper #tandctravel #beautifuldestinations #huffpostgram #outdoors #livetravelchannel #timeoutsociety #travelstoke #natgeo #lonelyplanet #peoplecreatives #theweekoninstagram #photooftheday #lovetravel #traveler #sky #birds #sunset
  • Guys i'm alive! I spent the last few days working on a gig in the Thai jungle surrounded by elephants, nature and Karen people. There was barely any signal and I was almost forced to disconnect from the digital world... it felt so good! 🐘🌱Tomorrow is Monday and as I promised I will feature 5 accounts I like in my stories; I need your help for this! who are your favorite 3 accounts that have under 10k followers? Leave their handle in the comments! . . . #bali #asia #indonesia #europe #travel #IamATraveler #wanderlust #travelgirl #tlpicks #passionpassport #traveldeeper #tandctravel #beautifuldestinations #huffpostgram #outdoors #livetravelchannel #timeoutsociety #travelstoke #natgeo #lonelyplanet #peoplecreatives #theweekoninstagram #photooftheday #lovetravel #traveler #sky #birds #sunset

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