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Modena and Lapland for National Geographic Traveller

by Lola AkinmadeLatest NewsPosted on December 14, 2015December 12, 20158 Comments

I’ve been contributing for awhile now to National Geographic Traveller (UK) and in the current January/February 2016 issue, I’ve got two stories.

Kafe Magasinet, Gothenburg, West Sweden

Latest News + Updates: Gearing up for the holidays

by Lola AkinmadeLatest NewsPosted on November 27, 2015December 5, 20155 Comments

I usually try to write a latest news and updates post that summarizes how the last couple of months have been going workwise…

Bremen - Germany - Lola Akinmade Akerstrom

Latest News – A New Beginning

by Lola AkinmadeLatest NewsPosted on August 31, 2015October 2, 20154 Comments

Spending time away from my desk with my loved ones is always that quick realignment I need to refocus on what’s important and what really isn’t. Like I’m beginning anew…

Chef preparing food at Häktet Restaurant in Stockholm

Latest News + Work Updates: Slow but Steady

by Lola AkinmadeLatest NewsPosted on July 17, 2015March 29, 20164 Comments

I realized I haven’t done a latest news post in awhile to update you guys on what has been cooking behind the scenes workwise…

Staying productive with three daily tasks

by Lola AkinmadeLatest NewsPosted on March 18, 2015October 2, 20154 Comments

Here is what I do to stay productive as a freelancer and balance work with travel and family…

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My Focus Word for 2015

by Lola AkinmadeLatest NewsPosted on January 7, 2015April 24, 201511 Comments

Every year, I pick out a focus word. A word that governs various aspects of my life that year in lieu of resolutions…

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  • Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody đź–¤ According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
  • Happy Easter 🙏🏽💛 He lives forever in our hearts. #Easter Photo shot in Ravenna, Italy
  • On Ash Wednesday, there were less than twenty people in the service I popped into. I cried because I knew why the pews were empty. I myself rarely go in person these days and listen to sermons virtually. The evil people have done in God’s name and keep doing in God’s name continues to drive people away. People who need that love the most. Who need to see God’s reflection in their neighbors. Hate, exclusion, delusion, xenophobia, wars, genocides, supremacy… the list, long. All done in God’s name. The very definition of heresy. On this Good Friday as I remember a savior who paid the ultimate price, my prayer is that my life continues to be a vessel through my work, purpose, talent. That even when I stumble, God always reaches out Their hand of love to guide me back. A savior who hypocrites today will mistreat the very same way because he was brown. A foreigner in their midst. That is really all I can do. Live a life of testimony so people can rediscover God’s grace and goodness 🙏🏽 #GoodFriday Photo shot in Ludza, Latgale, Latvia
  • Chasing architecture. Centre Municipal de Vela de Barcelona, Port OlĂ­mpic. #barcelona #waterfront #architecture #structure #streetphotography
  • Chasing architecture. Centre Municipal de Vela de Barcelona, Port OlĂ­mpic. #barcelona #waterfront #architecture #structure #streetphotography
  • Chasing architecture. Centre Municipal de Vela de Barcelona, Port OlĂ­mpic. #barcelona #waterfront #architecture #structure #streetphotography
  • ”We create something new to preserve something old.” Preserving Japan’s gold-leaf craft, the Yoshidas - husband and wife team - behind Kinzangama’s fourth-generation workshop and their mastery are designated national treasures. A few images from their intricate world - @kinzangama_kiln @kinzangama_kutani #japan #craftmanship #hokuriku #artisan #presstrip
  • What happens when your rates go up but your past working relationships haven’t caught up? One situation we often talk about with regards to personal relationships is the loss that occurs when expansion and evolution occurs. When these dynamics shift, there’s an uncomfortable space where we have to both mourn the loss of the relationship while celebrating our next stage, transition, and alignment with our life’s purpose. But what about in the work place? Within your specific industries? In the freelancing world? When people who once cherished your voice now balk at your rates? As if you aren’t worthy of it? It’s akin to forever treating your kids like babies without acknowledging their teenage years or transition into adulthood. It’s difficult to mourn work relationships that once made sense in your metaphoric youth and not so much in your new season. This is the deep channel of professional pain we must swim through as we make our way from tight ponds to expansive seas of possibilities. Let’s acknowledge this, but even better, in a world of limitations we impose on ourselves and each other, let’s celebrate growth and the courage it takes to evolve. #growth
  • Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center CĂ­vic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
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Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
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Very few exhibitions move me to tears…and the impeccably curated HAIR IS ART: HAIR IS IDENTITY experience by @fulanibraidbar did just that. A singular one of its kind in Sweden, I visited the exhibit in Malmö which chronicles the cultural importance of African hairstyles and the deep rooted identity they embody 🖤 According to the exhibit, it “centres Afro hair as artistic expression, cultural knowledge, and lived identity. Through sculptural wigs, braided forms, photography, and live performance, it invites visitors to experience hair beyond aesthetics - as heritage, resistance, and self-definition. Drawing from Afrofuturist thinking, the exhibition weaves together past, present, and future.” Can’t wait to see this fabulous exhibit travel across the Nordics 🙌🏾 🌟 Fantastic vision @arietawho @mimir0se and all your wonderful collaborators! 🔥 #africanart #exhibition #identity #afrofuturism #afrohairstyle
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Happy Easter 🙏🏽💛 He lives forever in our hearts. #Easter Photo shot in Ravenna, Italy
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On Ash Wednesday, there were less than twenty people in the service I popped into. I cried because I knew why the pews were empty. I myself rarely go in person these days and listen to sermons virtually. The evil people have done in God’s name and keep doing in God’s name continues to drive people away. People who need that love the most. Who need to see God’s reflection in their neighbors. Hate, exclusion, delusion, xenophobia, wars, genocides, supremacy… the list, long. All done in God’s name. The very definition of heresy. On this Good Friday as I remember a savior who paid the ultimate price, my prayer is that my life continues to be a vessel through my work, purpose, talent. That even when I stumble, God always reaches out Their hand of love to guide me back. A savior who hypocrites today will mistreat the very same way because he was brown. A foreigner in their midst. That is really all I can do. Live a life of testimony so people can rediscover God’s grace and goodness 🙏🏽 #GoodFriday Photo shot in Ludza, Latgale, Latvia
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On Ash Wednesday, there were less than twenty people in the service I popped into. I cried because I knew why the pews were empty. I myself rarely go in person these days and listen to sermons virtually. The evil people have done in God’s name and keep doing in God’s name continues to drive people away. People who need that love the most. Who need to see God’s reflection in their neighbors. Hate, exclusion, delusion, xenophobia, wars, genocides, supremacy… the list, long. All done in God’s name. The very definition of heresy. On this Good Friday as I remember a savior who paid the ultimate price, my prayer is that my life continues to be a vessel through my work, purpose, talent. That even when I stumble, God always reaches out Their hand of love to guide me back. A savior who hypocrites today will mistreat the very same way because he was brown. A foreigner in their midst. That is really all I can do. Live a life of testimony so people can rediscover God’s grace and goodness 🙏🏽 #GoodFriday Photo shot in Ludza, Latgale, Latvia
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”We create something new to preserve something old.” Preserving Japan’s gold-leaf craft, the Yoshidas - husband and wife team - behind Kinzangama’s fourth-generation workshop and their mastery are designated national treasures. A few images from their intricate world - @kinzangama_kiln @kinzangama_kutani #japan #craftmanship #hokuriku #artisan #presstrip
”We create something new to preserve something old.” Preserving Japan’s gold-leaf craft, the Yoshidas - husband and wife team - behind Kinzangama’s fourth-generation workshop and their mastery are designated national treasures. A few images from their intricate world - @kinzangama_kiln @kinzangama_kutani #japan #craftmanship #hokuriku #artisan #presstrip
”We create something new to preserve something old.” Preserving Japan’s gold-leaf craft, the Yoshidas - husband and wife team - behind Kinzangama’s fourth-generation workshop and their mastery are designated national treasures. A few images from their intricate world - @kinzangama_kiln @kinzangama_kutani #japan #craftmanship #hokuriku #artisan #presstrip
”We create something new to preserve something old.” Preserving Japan’s gold-leaf craft, the Yoshidas - husband and wife team - behind Kinzangama’s fourth-generation workshop and their mastery are designated national treasures. A few images from their intricate world - @kinzangama_kiln @kinzangama_kutani #japan #craftmanship #hokuriku #artisan #presstrip
”We create something new to preserve something old.” Preserving Japan’s gold-leaf craft, the Yoshidas - husband and wife team - behind Kinzangama’s fourth-generation workshop and their mastery are designated national treasures. A few images from their intricate world - @kinzangama_kiln @kinzangama_kutani #japan #craftmanship #hokuriku #artisan #presstrip
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”We create something new to preserve something old.” Preserving Japan’s gold-leaf craft, the Yoshidas - husband and wife team - behind Kinzangama’s fourth-generation workshop and their mastery are designated national treasures. A few images from their intricate world - @kinzangama_kiln @kinzangama_kutani #japan #craftmanship #hokuriku #artisan #presstrip
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What happens when your rates go up but your past working relationships haven’t caught up? One situation we often talk about with regards to personal relationships is the loss that occurs when expansion and evolution occurs. When these dynamics shift, there’s an uncomfortable space where we have to both mourn the loss of the relationship while celebrating our next stage, transition, and alignment with our life’s purpose. But what about in the work place? Within your specific industries? In the freelancing world? When people who once cherished your voice now balk at your rates? As if you aren’t worthy of it? It’s akin to forever treating your kids like babies without acknowledging their teenage years or transition into adulthood. It’s difficult to mourn work relationships that once made sense in your metaphoric youth and not so much in your new season. This is the deep channel of professional pain we must swim through as we make our way from tight ponds to expansive seas of possibilities. Let’s acknowledge this, but even better, in a world of limitations we impose on ourselves and each other, let’s celebrate growth and the courage it takes to evolve. #growth
What happens when your rates go up but your past working relationships haven’t caught up? One situation we often talk about with regards to personal relationships is the loss that occurs when expansion and evolution occurs. When these dynamics shift, there’s an uncomfortable space where we have to both mourn the loss of the relationship while celebrating our next stage, transition, and alignment with our life’s purpose. But what about in the work place? Within your specific industries? In the freelancing world? When people who once cherished your voice now balk at your rates? As if you aren’t worthy of it? It’s akin to forever treating your kids like babies without acknowledging their teenage years or transition into adulthood. It’s difficult to mourn work relationships that once made sense in your metaphoric youth and not so much in your new season. This is the deep channel of professional pain we must swim through as we make our way from tight ponds to expansive seas of possibilities. Let’s acknowledge this, but even better, in a world of limitations we impose on ourselves and each other, let’s celebrate growth and the courage it takes to evolve. #growth
What happens when your rates go up but your past working relationships haven’t caught up? One situation we often talk about with regards to personal relationships is the loss that occurs when expansion and evolution occurs. When these dynamics shift, there’s an uncomfortable space where we have to both mourn the loss of the relationship while celebrating our next stage, transition, and alignment with our life’s purpose. But what about in the work place? Within your specific industries? In the freelancing world? When people who once cherished your voice now balk at your rates? As if you aren’t worthy of it? It’s akin to forever treating your kids like babies without acknowledging their teenage years or transition into adulthood. It’s difficult to mourn work relationships that once made sense in your metaphoric youth and not so much in your new season. This is the deep channel of professional pain we must swim through as we make our way from tight ponds to expansive seas of possibilities. Let’s acknowledge this, but even better, in a world of limitations we impose on ourselves and each other, let’s celebrate growth and the courage it takes to evolve. #growth
What happens when your rates go up but your past working relationships haven’t caught up? One situation we often talk about with regards to personal relationships is the loss that occurs when expansion and evolution occurs. When these dynamics shift, there’s an uncomfortable space where we have to both mourn the loss of the relationship while celebrating our next stage, transition, and alignment with our life’s purpose. But what about in the work place? Within your specific industries? In the freelancing world? When people who once cherished your voice now balk at your rates? As if you aren’t worthy of it? It’s akin to forever treating your kids like babies without acknowledging their teenage years or transition into adulthood. It’s difficult to mourn work relationships that once made sense in your metaphoric youth and not so much in your new season. This is the deep channel of professional pain we must swim through as we make our way from tight ponds to expansive seas of possibilities. Let’s acknowledge this, but even better, in a world of limitations we impose on ourselves and each other, let’s celebrate growth and the courage it takes to evolve. #growth
What happens when your rates go up but your past working relationships haven’t caught up? One situation we often talk about with regards to personal relationships is the loss that occurs when expansion and evolution occurs. When these dynamics shift, there’s an uncomfortable space where we have to both mourn the loss of the relationship while celebrating our next stage, transition, and alignment with our life’s purpose. But what about in the work place? Within your specific industries? In the freelancing world? When people who once cherished your voice now balk at your rates? As if you aren’t worthy of it? It’s akin to forever treating your kids like babies without acknowledging their teenage years or transition into adulthood. It’s difficult to mourn work relationships that once made sense in your metaphoric youth and not so much in your new season. This is the deep channel of professional pain we must swim through as we make our way from tight ponds to expansive seas of possibilities. Let’s acknowledge this, but even better, in a world of limitations we impose on ourselves and each other, let’s celebrate growth and the courage it takes to evolve. #growth
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What happens when your rates go up but your past working relationships haven’t caught up? One situation we often talk about with regards to personal relationships is the loss that occurs when expansion and evolution occurs. When these dynamics shift, there’s an uncomfortable space where we have to both mourn the loss of the relationship while celebrating our next stage, transition, and alignment with our life’s purpose. But what about in the work place? Within your specific industries? In the freelancing world? When people who once cherished your voice now balk at your rates? As if you aren’t worthy of it? It’s akin to forever treating your kids like babies without acknowledging their teenage years or transition into adulthood. It’s difficult to mourn work relationships that once made sense in your metaphoric youth and not so much in your new season. This is the deep channel of professional pain we must swim through as we make our way from tight ponds to expansive seas of possibilities. Let’s acknowledge this, but even better, in a world of limitations we impose on ourselves and each other, let’s celebrate growth and the courage it takes to evolve. #growth
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Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
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Exhibition Opening - Lines of Connection The @photographyfestivals IPFA Awards opening of the collective exhibition took place at Sala Golfes, Center Cívic Pati Llimona. @ccpatillimona And I was honored to be there. @tavatake_designs’s photo from @theafroswede will be representing the collection around the world 🩵💛 Thank you 🙏🏽
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