Award-winning writer and photographer Lola (Akinmade) Åkerström has photographed and dispatched from six (6) continents for various publications.
She worked as a field journalist on the web team during Eco-Challenge’s Expedition Race in Fiji and has volunteered 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 also owns and runs Geotraveler Media – a multimedia and travel consulting firm providing a spectrum of travel media-related services from writing, photography, and art to web design, and social media.
She is the editor-in-chief of Slow Travel Stockholm – an editorial site which encourages travelers to explore Stockholm deeper and slowly.
Speaking Engagements
She is available for speaking engagements and below is a sample of travel conferences where she’s appeared as a speaker/moderator:
- 2013 Travel Bloggers Exchange (TBEX) – Toronto, Canada
- 2012 Travel Blogger Elevator (TBE) – Genova, Italy
- 2011 Moderator: Diversity Forum – Vienna, Austria
- 2011 Travel Bloggers Unite (TBU) – Manchester, England
- 2010 Travel Bloggers Exchange (TBEX) – Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2010 Travel Bloggers Exchange (TBEX) – New York, USA
Social Media Contacts
She is based in Stockholm, Sweden and is available for both writing and photography assignments around the world.
Email: lola {dot} akinmade {at} gmail {dot} com
Twitter: @LolaAkinmade
Skype: lola.akinmade
