<strong>"Agoraphobic Traveller"</strong>: Jacqui Kenny is the woman behind popular Instagram account @streetview.portraits. Kenny spoke to CNN Travel about her top tips for virtual travel.
"Agoraphobic Traveller": Jacqui Kenny is the woman behind popular Instagram account @streetview.portraits. Kenny spoke to CNN Travel about her top tips for virtual travel.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Cactus in Mesa, Arizona, United States: </strong>Under the pseudonym "The Agoraphobic Traveller" Kenny has been chronicling her experiences virtually traveling the world from her own home for the past four years.
Cactus in Mesa, Arizona, United States: Under the pseudonym "The Agoraphobic Traveller" Kenny has been chronicling her experiences virtually traveling the world from her own home for the past four years.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Kissing Horses, Mongolia:</strong> Kenny suffers from agoraphobia -- an anxiety condition that makes going outside, let alone traveling the world, very tricky.
Kissing Horses, Mongolia: Kenny suffers from agoraphobia -- an anxiety condition that makes going outside, let alone traveling the world, very tricky.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>A world without limits</strong>: Browsing Google Street View is a way for Kenny to explore the world without leaving her home.
A world without limits: Browsing Google Street View is a way for Kenny to explore the world without leaving her home.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Dealing with isolation:</strong> "When I felt my most isolated and anxious, I turned to creativity to try and help me process and express the feelings I had about my situation," says Kenny, speaking to CNN Travel from the UK, where she's in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Dealing with isolation: "When I felt my most isolated and anxious, I turned to creativity to try and help me process and express the feelings I had about my situation," says Kenny, speaking to CNN Travel from the UK, where she's in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Finding connections:</strong> Sharing her findings on Instagram became a "real life saver" and helped Kenny forge connections. She recommends others find ways to reach out too.
Finding connections: Sharing her findings on Instagram became a "real life saver" and helped Kenny forge connections. She recommends others find ways to reach out too.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Arequipa, Peru</strong>: Kenny is scrupulous about the aesthetic of her images. She always frames them in a specific way, and she searches for perfect lighting and pops of color.
Arequipa, Peru: Kenny is scrupulous about the aesthetic of her images. She always frames them in a specific way, and she searches for perfect lighting and pops of color.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Sharjah, United Arab Emirates</strong>: Kenny says she often finds herself attracted to destinations that she can't imagine visiting in 'real' life.
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Kenny says she often finds herself attracted to destinations that she can't imagine visiting in 'real' life.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Desolate Playground in Tanaka, Arequipa, Peru</strong>: "I was really drawn to the to the desert and I think it might be because it both terrifies me and fascinates at the same time," says Kelly.
Desolate Playground in Tanaka, Arequipa, Peru: "I was really drawn to the to the desert and I think it might be because it both terrifies me and fascinates at the same time," says Kelly.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Images that represent anxiety:</strong> "As someone with agoraphobia, the desert is quite daunting with no easy escape or exit," Kenny says. "Perhaps I was always looking for images that represented me and my anxiety in some way and that drove me to certain places and environments."
Images that represent anxiety: "As someone with agoraphobia, the desert is quite daunting with no easy escape or exit," Kenny says. "Perhaps I was always looking for images that represented me and my anxiety in some way and that drove me to certain places and environments."
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico:</strong> Lots of Kenny's images have pops of color.
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico: Lots of Kenny's images have pops of color.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Church in Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile</strong>: Kenny describes Google Street View as a "parallel world."
Church in Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile: Kenny describes Google Street View as a "parallel world."
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Sechura District of Piura, Peru</strong>: Exploring the world via Google Street View, Kenny started to notice the commonality that unites countries.
Sechura District of Piura, Peru: Exploring the world via Google Street View, Kenny started to notice the commonality that unites countries.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Connections:</strong> "It made me realize just how similar we all are. Even though I was doing my traveling from home, strangely I it made me feel more connected to the world than ever," she says. Kenny found this scene in Ulaanbaater, Mongolia.
Connections: "It made me realize just how similar we all are. Even though I was doing my traveling from home, strangely I it made me feel more connected to the world than ever," she says. Kenny found this scene in Ulaanbaater, Mongolia.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Future projects</strong>: Kenny took this shot of a service station in Winslow, Arizona, United States. Since the project took off, Kenny had a solo exhibition in New York, sponsored by Google. She's currently working on a photo book, entitled "Many Nights", in collaboration with poet Emily Berry.
Future projects: Kenny took this shot of a service station in Winslow, Arizona, United States. Since the project took off, Kenny had a solo exhibition in New York, sponsored by Google. She's currently working on a photo book, entitled "Many Nights", in collaboration with poet Emily Berry.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View
<strong>Thousands of images:</strong> Kenny took this screenshot of dogs in Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile. She has amassed a collection of some 40,000 images. "I'm not sure where all of these findings are going to take me, but I don't feel like I have finished my Street View journey just yet," she says.
Thousands of images: Kenny took this screenshot of dogs in Copiapo, Atacama Region, Chile. She has amassed a collection of some 40,000 images. "I'm not sure where all of these findings are going to take me, but I don't feel like I have finished my Street View journey just yet," she says.
Courtesy Jacqui Kenny via Google Street View