Loulou d’Aki is a Swedish photographer, born and raised on the southern seaside. Her work evolves around the idea of freedom, and how human beings are conditioned by society.
Her clients include 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, UNICEF...
Alongside commissioned work, she focuses on long term projects which turn into exhibitions and books.
Lou was a singer before she became a photographer. She speaks Swedish, English, Italian, French and gets by in German and Hebrew.
Middle Eastern based from 2010 - 2015, Loulou d’Aki is currently based in Athens, Greece and works all around the world.
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EXHIBITIONS
Ragusa Photofestival, Ragusa, Italy
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
Head On portrait award, Sydney, Australia - shortlisted
19th RPS Grantee 2020 - Tokyo, Japan. Solo exhibition
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 Finalist, Fotofestiwal Lodz, Poland
Project Grant from Swedish Art Society, 2017
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
LOU is currently in Sweden
Available for bookings and enquiries
+46 735749508
dakiloupost@gmail.com