Lola Akinmade

An editor for Matador Goods, Nigerian-born Lola Akinmade’s photography and travel writing are characterized by vibrancy and hope. Obtaining a Masters (MSc) degree in Information Systems from the University of Maryland with a solid background in Geography, she currently specializes in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and her affinity for the geosciences and maps meant she was born to travel. Her work has appeared in Vogue, National Geographic Traveler’s Intelligent Travel, Travel Channel’s World Hum, Forbes Traveler, Sherman’s Travel, Fodors.com, Guardian UK’s Been There, Smithsonian.com, CITY Magazine, Pology, GoNOMAD, The Away Network, Transitions Abroad, The Matador Network, amongst others. She also worked as a field journalist on the web team during Eco-Challenge’s Expedition Race in Fiji. When not designing cool web-based maps for a living, she volunteers as a photojournalist with both World Hope International, documenting their projects in countries such as Nicaragua 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.

Visit Lola Akinmade on the web at: http://lolaakinmade.com/

Lola Akinmade contributes to the following category:

• Independent Travel

The Last 10 Posts by Lola:

• Planning baby’s first international trip, (24 May 2012)
• Postcard: The tulips are coming, (21 May 2012)
• Latest News: Busy like a bee and grateful for paternity leave, (16 May 2012)
• Postcard: Subarctic Sweden, (12 May 2012)
• Postcard: Judging cows in Northern Sweden, (01 May 2012)
• Supporting other people’s dreams, (25 Apr 2012)
• Postcard: Rocks at Storforsen, (18 Apr 2012)
• Things I’m learning on the fly, (16 Apr 2012)
• Odd Jobs: Mini-interview with a Luxury Hotel Butler, (11 Apr 2012)
• Postcard: Happy Easter, (07 Apr 2012)

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