Latest News and Updates – Portraits and Photo Tips

Superman. Portrait photography by Lola Akinmade Åkerström
While shooting portraits at Electrolux, I met Nejc Škoberne who pretty much looks like Clark Kent. Well, a little Photoshop work later..

I realize it’s been awhile since I’ve posted what I’ve been working on the last few weeks. I usually round up latest publications, editorial contributions, and such. I’ve been doing a bit more commercial work for clients like Electrolux, Absolut Vodka, and MOVE Guides plus I cut down a lot in preparation for the baby. Now I’m slowly ramping back up on work — within reason.

Publications

Here are my latest articles and publications. I’ve been doing a lot of work for Four Seasons as well. You can check out the latest list under my portfolio.

Four Seasons10 Reasons to Visit Mauritius
Four Seasons10 Reasons to Visit Seychelles
Air Canada enRouteStockholm Two Ways
Lonely PlanetThe Algarve’s Wild Western Coast
Fodor’s TravelReasons to Take the Family to Mauritius
Huffington Post (Syndicated) – Reasons to Take the Family to Mauritius
Family 411Stockholm 411 with Kids

There have also been sightings of my photography in Smithsonian Magazine, The Guardian, National Geographic Traveler’s Tumblr, and more.

Upcoming pieces – Adventure.com, Virgin Australia, Montage, Sweden.se, Resia

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Photography

One of my latest photo shoots was for Electrolux which is a large multinational company based in Sweden. You’ve probably heard of them before and most likely have a couple of their appliances at home too. I went in to take some corporate portraits and we got some fun shots too.

I’ve also started sharing more Photo Tips as well as a series of mini interviews with fellow travel photographers of color.  The “Snapshot” series are mini interviews with fellow black travel photographers to inspire others and myself. As I’ve navigated the world of travel photography over the last few years, I’ve found very few fellow photographers of color who are also doing this professionally with a heavy focus on travel documentary. So this inspirational resource of professional travel photographers of color is a way for people to always find us. Please get in touch if you’d like to be featured or know of others to feature.

I’ve got a couple snapshots that I can’t wait to publish over the next few weeks.

Portrait photography by Lola Akinmade Åkerström

Interviews and other news

Here are some of the latest interviews and contributions given. A few more coming down the pipeline about work, life, and following one’s path in life without constantly getting derailed by looking at what others are doing.

Career 2.0The Geotraveler who finally found her niche
Travel MassiveLeader of the Pack  – Stockholm
Business Day OnlineLife through Lola’s Lens
Karolina PatrykLola Akinmade Åkerström

Slow Travel Stockholm

Slow Travel Stockholm is going well. Publication slowed down a bit during my last two months of pregnancy and once the baby arrived but we’re now back to regularly scheduled programming. More importantly, we’re always looking for guest contributors. We’re currently looking for talented contributors who are passionate about Stockholm, travel, food, culture, and lifestyle. Please contact us if you’re interested in possibly contributing to Slow Travel Stockholm.

2 Comments

  1. Congratulations Lola! It is wonderful to see your pictures in multiple publications. :O)