Akintunde is 25 years old, born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio to Patrick Nelson and Lisa Williams-Nelson. In his early years, Akintunde’s family lived is Switzerland for 3 years and took advantage of every opportunity to travel all over Europe and even some parts of Asia. Thanks to this opportunity, Akintunde grew to love photography, travel, and experiencing new cultures.

In college Akintunde would continue plying his skills as a photographer by working for Variant (VRNT) a student fashion magazine. He went on to graduate from Ohio University in 2022 with a degree in Communication Studies.