Lola Akinmade Åkerström - Award-winning writer and travel photographer exploring culture through food, tradition, and lifestyles.

<div>Lola has photographed and dispatched from 70+ countries for <a href="https://www.akinmade.com/articles" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.akinmade.com/articles&source=gmail&ust=1606696195212000&usg=AFQjCNENhaQSqTLasqUGvFGDSIsvQIXrrA"><strong>various publications</strong></a>. She is the 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year <strong><a href= "https://www.satw.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4123" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.satw.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid%3D4123&source=gmail&ust=1606696195212000&usg=AFQjCNHVhT_q7Ziru4chqExHBUpL9aT9gA">Bill Muster Award</a></strong> recipient.</div> <div> </div> <div>In addition to contributing to several books, she is the author of the following books – 2018 Lowell Thomas Award winner for best travel book, <a href="https://akinmade.com/Books" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://akinmade.com/Books&source=gmail&ust=1606696195212000&usg=AFQjCNHbI41DH59-Z8Xfzg8b4brOFawfWA"><strong>DUE NORTH</strong></a>, & bestselling <a href= "https://akinmade.com/books" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://akinmade.com/books&source=gmail&ust=1606696195212000&usg=AFQjCNGfeiJNkbLu2uxXsqsx-hwVK-OscA"><strong>LAGOM: Swedish Secret of Living Well</strong></a><strong> </strong>available in 18 foreign language editions. </div> <div> </div> <div>Lola has been recognised with <a href= "https://www.akinmade.com/awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.akinmade.com/awards&source=gmail&ust=1606696195212000&usg=AFQjCNG4Sn_a2k7uR3zNHBSKYVZ8q8DK1g"><strong>multiple awards and nominations</strong></a> for her work, including a Pushcart Prize nomination, and was honoured with a MIPAD 100 (<em>Most Influential People of African Descent</em>) Award within media and culture in 2018. </div> <div> </div> <div>Lola own