Lee Litumbe
Lee Litumbe is the Cameroonian-American photographer and travel creator behind Spirited Pursuit, sharing African destinations, solo adventures and personal style.
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Spirited Pursuit
Spirited Pursuit
Spirited PursuitOverview
- Roots
- Born in Douala, Cameroon; moved to the United States at nine.
- Work
- Travel creator, self-taught photographer and storyteller.
- Started
- Spirited Pursuit launched in 2014.
- Before travel
- Studied finance and worked in corporate finance.
- Recognition
- Travel finalist at the 11th Annual Shorty Awards.
Mini bio
How it started.
Lee began sharing travel on Tumblr around 2010, ahead of a solo backpacking trip through South Africa. With a finance degree and a corporate career, she wanted room for photography, writing and travel. Spirited Pursuit followed in 2014.
Finding her focus.
Her work puts African places and everyday experiences at the center. She saved money, sold her belongings and left corporate finance to travel across the continent. Her guides combine personal photographs with practical detail, from Lamu to the Serengeti.
Beyond the itinerary.
During the pandemic, candle making became another creative outlet. She went on to create Éluwa Studio, making sculptural candles in Dakar, Senegal. Her interest in design also runs through her personal style and home content.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2021Touring the best of California with The Ritz-CarltonCreator of a paid travel feature; words and photography
- 2019A guide to Lamu, Kenya: Everything you need to knowWriter and photographer
- 2018Best of the Serengeti with the Four SeasonsWriter and photographer; hosted travel feature
Awards
Quotes
Africa needs more Africans to tell the world her story.Lee Litumbe, Spirited Pursuit
Explaining why she left corporate finance to document travel across Africa.
Trivia
- Her parents worked in travel management, exposing her to international travel as a child.
- She has a bachelor’s degree in finance.
- Éluwa means “market” in her native Bakweri.
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