Leonie Helm
After graduating from Cardiff University with an Master's Degree in Journalism, Media and Communications Leonie developed a love of photography after taking a year out to travel around the world.
While visiting countries such as Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh and Ukraine with her trusty Nikon, Leonie learned how to capture the beauty of these inspiring places, and her photography has accompanied her various freelance travel features.
As well as travel photography Leonie also has a passion for wildlife photography both in the UK and abroad.
Latest articles by Leonie Helm

Wildlife photographer shocked after “ghost neighbor” cougar he tracked for four years is killed by hunters
By Leonie Helm published
News John Marriott had been tracking the cougar for four years using trail cameras, and recently he was shocked to discover that hunters killed her and left her kittens to fend for themselves

Lack of camera trap sightings suggest famous lone tiger has been killed by poachers in India
By Leonie Helm published
The single tiger, known as Walker II, is thought to have been killed by poachers after not appearing in camera trap footage in a sanctuary for over two weeks

Own a piece of history: The only photo of Neil Armstrong on the moon in existence will soon be available to buy at auction
By Leonie Helm published
NEWS 450 historic images, some previously unseen, of lunar activities will be up for sale from the collection of Victor Martin-Malburet

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope successfully launches into space (finally) taking 600 photos a day
By Leonie Helm published
The telescope will map the sky in 102 infrared colors, and the data it collects will shed light on the origins of the Universe

Shining a light on gender and disability, the world’s largest photography and visual arts competition focused on gender is back
By Leonie Helm published
This is Gender 2025 is being put on by Global Health 50/50, and aims to celebrate untold stories from underrepresented regions and identities around the world

Watch Costa Rican trail camera catch a stunning array of wildlife
By Leonie Helm published
news Vincent Losasso, founder of Guanacaste Wildlife Monitoring, is a biologist who works with camera traps throughout Costa Rica

Tecno unveils “the highest pixel AI glasses photography system in the industry”
By Leonie Helm published
news How much these glasses cost and when they will be available is a mystery, but they will reportedly be “considerably less” than the Meta Ray-Bans

AI Design Awards: the world’s most comprehensive AI art competition announces winners of its inaugural edition
By Leonie Helm published
From architecture, to sci-fi, to fashion - the winning images force audiences to reimagine how AI is revolutionizing creativity

‘Imposter syndrome Is real’ – Industry leaders urge action for a more inclusive future in photography
By Leonie Helm published
News "It’s real. As a woman, you often feel like you're constantly proving yourself, and it's exhausting," Angela Nicholson, photographer and SheClicks founder says

Modern London is immortalized in stunning timelapse of 83,000 images (and 8 terabytes) taken by four photographers
By Leonie Helm published
feature A Taste of London is the fifth instalment of FilmSpektakel’s long running A Taste of series, having previously shot in Los Angeles, Vienna, and New York City

Digital camera market to reach US$12.45 billion by 2032 - with compact cameras leading the way
By Leonie Helm published
news Compact cameras and interchangeable lenses are predicted to be leading areas of growth, with the fastest compound annual growth rates

Google has been accused of “breaking” digital photo frames
By Leonie Helm published
Changes to Google's private policy is making digital photo frames far less user friendly

Shock as diver drops a GoPro on a deep shipwreck in the dead of the night and “the big fish found it”
By Leonie Helm published
news "So, one of the spookiest things about diving on these wrecks at night is that you are almost always being followed," said filmmaker Barny Dillarstone

Spring into nature with the stunning winners of the Nature Photography Contest 2024
By Leonie Helm published
Showcasing life on our planet, this year's competition highlights the power of photography to capture landscapes, wildlife and the delicate balance of life on Earth

Hidden wildlife cameras capture incredible images of rare birds once thought extinct
By Leonie Helm published
"We can't quite believe this incredible footage captured earlier this month — not one, not two, but three bitterns are all on camera together," a spokesperson said

NASA “makes the invisible visible” by taking incredible photograph of U.S. civilian jet breaking the sound barrier
By Leonie Helm published
The data discovered might lead the way for supersonic commercial flights without sonic booms, the company said in the news release.

Incredible "Earth selfie" images show Blue Ghost Mission 1's successful moon landing
By Leonie Helm published
The second commercial landing on the moon comes amid a string of lunar exploration missions that will see around a dozen this year alone

The people have spoken! Here's the winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2024
By Leonie Helm published
From prickly honey badgers to frolicking beluga whales to tale slapping beavers, the people have spoken and voted for their favorite

Unlikely location in China becomes tourist hotspot after bizarre photo goes viral
By Leonie Helm published
news A photo of a mountain in Yichang, China, has gone viral after it was shared to social media, prompting people to flock to it - with their dogs

Tiger shark uses camera as an expensive snack - manages to capture this incredible shot
By Leonie Helm published
News Divers were feeding tiger sharks in the Bahamas when a curious shark grabbed the camera and swam off with it

View live streaming photos of nesting herons with new state of the art camera system
By Leonie Helm published
News Good news for bird watchers – state of the art camera system has been set up to observe nesting herons in Shropshire, UK

Otters return to the UK! Rare mammals spotted on trail camera in Oxfordshire
By Leonie Helm published
Between the 1950s and the 1970s, otters suffered a catastrophic decline, disappearing from English waterways - and a trail camera has now spotted them on the River Windrush

The United States Space Force releases first-ever photo taken by highly secretive plane in orbit
By Leonie Helm published
news We've never before seen the mysterious spacecraft in orbit, and only the U.S. Air Force knows what its doing up there
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