Is It Possible to Become a Travel Photographer without Leaving Your Home?
Jacqui Kenny is a London-based artist who travels to far-flung destinations to document life around the globe with digital images -- without ever leaving home. Kenny, who has suffered from agoraphobia for more than 20 years, typically chooses remote, lonely places to photograph, but she doesn’t use a camera. She spends endless hours scouring Google Street View for real-life portraits to post for the 20,000-plus followers on her Agoraphobic Traveller web page.
Seeing the world from home:
"I'll go anywhere that feels a little bit magical," the 43-year-old says. "They are places that would be incredibly difficult for me to travel to, so inevitably I'm attracted to them."
Agoraphobics may fear being left alone in a situation where they feel trapped, or fear any travel that takes them away from their "safe” place.
Many agoraphobics fear having an anxiety or panic attack in public, and can get extremely anxious waiting in long lines. Crowded places or wide-open spaces are other typical triggers.
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