Latest articles by Leonie Helm
"Horrific and traumatizing videos" – the dark world of the social media moderators
In 2020 Meta agreed to pay a settlement of US$52 million to moderators due to mental health issues caused by their roles
Taylor Swift's security team prove women are still not safe around the paparazzi
NEWS Singer Taylor Swift's security team can be seen in now-viral footage yelling at members of the paparazzi to "stand up"
It's the 10-year anniversary of the first image of a human-made object touching a 4.6 billion-year-old comet
The spacecraft Philae touched down on the comet in a world-first in November 2014
3D hologram of sex worker created by Dutch police could help solve her cold case murder
NEWS Betty Szabo was murdered in 2009, and now police are hoping a public hologram of her will help catch the killer
Gladiator II official photographer talks about how to get that perfect movie shot
NEWS Aidan Monaghan shot the official photographs for Ridley Scott's Gladiator II which now adorn billboards, magazine pages and posters
Scientists claim to have discovered origins of Russian "spy" whale found with camera attached to it
Hvaldimir was discovered by Norwegian fishermen in 2019 with a harness attached to him with the words “Equipment St Petersburg" on it
Apple sued for £3 billion for allegedly trapping 40 million iCloud customers in to "rip off prices"
Apple is accused by consumer group Which? of infringing on competition law by making it difficult for its customers to use alternative cloud companies
Adobe now allows its stock images to be manipulated with AI – but will creators get compensated?
NEWS After a rocky year, Adobe has added artificial intelligence tools to its stock photography library. So what about the original creators?
An influencer who brought a camera crew on e-bikes to NYC Marathon gets disqualified and banned from all future events
NEWS This is not the first time Matthew Choi has brought his team on electric bikes into marathons – and the running community is furious
Are cameras about to get even smaller? A new 100mm metalens has landed – and its only 5mm thick
Taiwanese tech company Optor recently showcased their new metalens at a convention in Japan
The inspiring Susan Meiselas is recipient of Outstanding Contribution to Photography at Sony World Photography Awards 2025
news Susan Meiselas is the current president of the Magnum Foundation and has been a prolific photojournalist for over five decades
Time to vote for your favorite submission from the Clipper Yacht Racing Image Awards
NEWS These incredible photographs capture the skill, excitement and danger involved in world class yacht racing
Watch hilarious moment a "pest" bird photobombs New Zealand traffic camera
news The invasive species no doubt gave the entire team a laugh during a day of watching the roads
Royal Photographic Society Awards 2024 announced – the world’s longest-running photography competition
NEWS One of the winners was Samar Abu Elouf was the recipient of the RPS Award for Photojournalism for her unwavering coverage of her home country of Palestine
What can videogame developers AI teach wildlife cameras? "Equal representation"
NEWS There may not be enough images of rare species for AI to idntify them on trail cameras, so why not create them?
Fancy getting your hands on a real KGB secret spy camera? It goes to auction this month for less than you might think
NEWS Despite this KGB spy camera being a relic of a dark and disturbing period in history, it's hard not to admire the ingenuity of the design
Taking non-consensual photographs of women in public is ruled acceptable in Indian court
The incident was not deemed 'voyeurism' but could come under sexual harassment clauses in Indian law
“Black subjects are depicted by Black photographers; their gaze is mutual and consensual"
From 1930s Harlem to contemporary Toronto – compelling photographs from the African Diaspora
Ahead of Donald Trump sentencing, judiciary rejects another media bid to allow cameras in criminal trials
NEWS President-elect Trump is set to be sentenced on November 26, and there is a huge media push to allow photographers and broadcasters in the courtroom
President of Magnum Photos says AI is killing photojournalism
Award-winner Cristina de Middel also said that things for women in the photography industry are getting better, but very slowly
Runway AI brings precise camera controls to videos in impressive industry-leading update
NEWS The new feature enables users to move and pan around a video as if it was shot on a gimbal or professional camera on a movie set
Trail cameras prove essential in saving Persian leopards in Iraq as shown in David Attenborough’s new ‘Asia’
news There are thought to be fewer than two dozen left in the area, that is also home to millions of unexploded minefields
Largest digital camera ever built takes huge step forward in development
news The camera has 3,200 megapixels, is the size of a car and weighs 3,000 kilograms, and will be in use at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory early next year
