LOULOU d'AKI is a lens based visual artist born and raised on the Swedish seaside. She studied Art and Music in Sweden and Photography in Italy.
Lou has lived and worked across Europe, in the Middle and far East, South Asia, Japan, Canada, the United States and Mexico. She divides her time between assigned work and personal long-term projects which turn into exhibitions and books.
She currently divides her time between Greece and Sweden and is available for commissions worldwide.
EXHIBITIONS
KG+ SELECT, Kyotographie, Japan
Säters bibliotek, Säter, Sweden
RPS, Tokyo, Japan
Ragusa Photofestival, Ragusa, Italy
Helsinki Photofestival
Head On Festival, Sydney, Australia
Redamancy, PHMuseum
Piu liberi, piu libri, The Cloud book fair, Rome, Italy
Talent, Fotografiska, Stockholm, Sweden
Höstsalongen, Arbetets museum, Norrköping, Sweden
Organ Vida festival, Zagreb, Croatia
Cortona on the Move, Cortona, Italy
Lodz fotofestiwal, Lodz, Poland
Lofoten photofestival, Kabelvag, Norway
Prix Bayeux Calvados, France
Noorderlicht photofestival, Leuwaarden, Holland
Singapore Photofestival, Singapore
The Other hundred, Hong Kong
Foto Leggendo, Rome, Italy
Mois de la photo, Paris, France
Portraet nu!, Denmark, Sweden, Finland
AWARDS AND GRANTS
Swedish Arts Committee, working grant
National Geographic Covid Emergency Fund
American photography #35 - winner
Head On portrait award, Sydney, Australia - shortlisted
19th RPS Grantee 2020 - Tokyo, Japan
1 year working grant from the Swedish Art Council
Cortona on the Move dummy award, Cortona, Italy - winner
Vienna photobook festival, Vienna, Austria - finalist
Grand Prix, Fotofestiwal Lodz, Poland - finalist
Project Grant from the Swedish Art Society
Burn Magazine's Emerging Photographer Fund 2016, finalist
IPP Award 2016, winner, news category
Il Reportage 2016, finalist
Moscow photo awards 2016, honorable mention
Mediterraneo tra terra et mare 2015, winner
Portraet nu! 2009, finalist
CLIENTS
New York Times
National Geographic
Le Monde
M. le Magazine du Monde
Bloomberg Businessweek
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
TOPIC
D. la Repubblica
Internazionale
La Repubblica
TIME
Dagens Nyheter
Sydsvenska Dagbladet
Omvärlden
Aftonbladet
Save the Children
L'armée de Terre
UNICEF