PROVO

I went to Turks and Caicos alone in 2022 for a short vacation, and while there, I booked a group tour of the island with a local guide through my hotel. The tour guide was also the driver and the owner of the business, and a self-proclaimed social media influencer/photographer. He insisted on taking my picture in the water and promised it would look cooler if there was water splashing around me in the shot. He grabbed my phone and had me pose and started kicking water toward me while telling me to smile and look excited. Social media gold. #travelshorts

My professional photo shoot.

My photographer and his truck.