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Adventure is something that many types of social media pages promote. Wether it is National Geographic posting beautiful vistas or a post from an influencer who travels; social media allows us to explore almost anywhere in the world with the touch of a button. You can go on to Instagram and have your own virtual adventure if you like. An example would be looking up National Geographic’s Instagram and scrolling through the breathtaking wildlife photos from all across the globe. In order to get some of those amazing pictures photographers have to go on expeditions. These pictures they choose to post are the visual pinnacle of these adventures. You wouldn’t believe what some of these photographers have to go through to get these pictures too. I’ve seen photos of the photographers dressed like pandas to get close enough to pandas in China. I’ve seen photos of photographers running from a bear, which I’m sure they were trying to film. I’ve seen photos of photographers in big fake swans trying to blend in. They have some very ingenious and sometimes funny techniques to say the least. National Geographic uses these photos to peak interest in potential customers and promote interaction with its community. The selling point is that their Instagram page is a sliver of the content that you could view in their magazine. I’m sure they have an insane amount of customers but for a lot of people just viewing the daily Instagram posts is enough. It is no wonder how this window of adventure is the 11th most followed Instagram page. So many people enjoy viewing their page because they post spectacles from places all across the word in places most of us will never visit. I’m happy to follow pages like theirs because it reminds me of the beauty of the world and inspires me to go out and experience it.