Lola Akinmade Åkerström is a Nigerian photographer, speaker, travel storyteller and an international author whose books are published in 18 languages.

[6] In June 2011, Åkerström contested in a pre-selection program organised by Quark Expeditions to pick a writer that will be traveling to the North Pole for the project of documenting its ecosystem.

[10] In 2012 she participated in the expedition race in Fiji, where she started the combination of her traveling, photography and writing skills.

[12][1][non-primary source needed] [13][14] She has collaborated with brands such as Dove, Mercedes Benz, Intrepid Travel, Electrolux, and National Geographic Channel.

[15] Her photography is in the National Geographic Image Collection and she is a member of Women Photograph and Wonderful Machine.