Lola Akinmade’s Profile

Down By The Jetty By Lola Akinmade: 29Oct; Located along the edge of the lagoon on Lekki peninsular in Lagos (Nigeria), Èbuté Lekki (Lekky Jetty) is a tiny yet vibrant fishing village where women remain the key fishmongers. At Èbuté-Lekki, suppliers (fishermen), middlewomen (fishmongers), and customers are all within 10 feet of each other. The pier is the negotiating floor where village women buy fish directly from the fisherman as well as barter amongst themselves before reaching the customers standing at...; Tags: Africa, Culture, Documentary, Environment, Nigeria, People, Photojournalism, Travel, Village

Lola Akinmade is an awardwinning writer and photographer whose work has appeared in Vogue, National Geographic Traveler, BBC, Travel Channel’s World Hum, Forbes Traveler, Sherman’s Travel, Fodors.com, ISLANDS Magazine, United’s Hemispheres, Guardian UK’s Been There, Smithsonian.com, CITY Magazine, The Away Network, Transitions Abroad, The Matador Network, amongst others.

Some of her articles and photography have been syndicated on MSNBC, Yahoo, Chicago Sun Times, and Time Warner.

She also worked as a field journalist on the web team during Eco-Challenge’s Expedition Race in Fiji and currently volunteers as a photojournalist with the Swedish Red Cross and World Hope International, documenting their projects in countries such as Nicaragua, Sweden, 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.

View her photography here - http://www.lolaakinmade.com/travelogues