Akintunde Akinleye (b..1971) is a photojournalist whose images center around photo-activism and trial narrative subjects.

A former Reuters photographer, covering editorial stories in West Africa from Nigeria, his photography has documented Nigeria’s postcolonial history. He is the first Nigerian photographer to receive the World Press Photo prize in 2007 for his image of a pipeline explosion in Lagos. The same year, he received the National Geographic All Roads award. His works have been published in the Time, The New York Times, and other international publications.

Akintunde is based in Lagos, Nigeria.