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Lola Akinmade Åkerström
Nigerian photographer, speaker, travel storyteller and author
Lola Akinmade Åkerström is a Nigerian photographer, speaker, travel storyteller and an international author whose books are published in 18 languages.[1] She is based in Stockholm, Sweden.[2] She is the current editor-in-chief for Slow Travel Stockholm.[3][non-primary source needed] Her works have been featured in the National Geographic Traveler, BBC, and CNN, among other publications.[4] She studied Geography Information System (GIS) and holds a masters degree at the University of Maryland.[5] Her work focuses on culture, tradition, and lifestyle.[1] She has dispatched from more than 70 countries with work in National Geographic, New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, CNN, Travel Channel, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, Forbes, and many others.[1] [non-primary source needed]She has collaborated with brands such as Dove, Mercedes Benz, Intrepid Travel, Electrolux, and National Geographic Channel.[6] She is a Hasselblad Heroine and 2018 Bill Muster Travel Photographer of the Year.[7] Her photography is in the National Geographic Image Collection and she's a proud member of Women Photograph and Wonderful Machine.She was recognized as one of the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) in Media & Culture, and she runs her own online academy, Geotraveler Media Academy, dedicated to storytelling.[1]
In January 2024 her novel, Everything is Not Enough, earned a nomination in the Outstanding Literary Work at the NAACP Awards.[8]