Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström

Award-winning writer and photographer Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström has photographed and dispatched from six (6) continents for various publications such as National Geographic Traveler, BBC, CNN, Travel + Leisure, San Francisco Chronicle, and many more - http://www.akinmade.com/articles.

She also worked as a field journalist on the web team during Eco-Challenge’s Expedition Race in Fiji and currently volunteers as a photojournalist with the Swedish Red Cross and World Hope International, documenting their projects in countries such as Nicaragua, Sweden, and Cambodia, and C.H.I.E.F – an NGO based in Nigeria that promotes grassroots health development, HIV/AIDS awareness, and the empowerment of women.

She is based in Stockholm, Sweden and is available for both writing and photography assignments around the world.