Articles by Leonie Helm, Staff Writer

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.

Articles by: Leonie Helm

Prix de la Photographie Paris 'State of the World' announces curated selection of powerful images from around the world

By Leonie Helm published 9 September 24

News Categories include: Press, Fine Art, Books, Nature, Architecture, Portraiture, and Advertising

AI can now replicate the human brain to solve the 'cocktail party problem' – and it has led to criminal convictions

By Leonie Helm published 8 September 24

NEWS The human brain can single out noises in a busy room, but technology can't, which makes using recordings as proof tricky

From Planet to Plate – The third edition of Yeast Photo Festival reflects on global food consumption

By Leonie Helm published 8 September 24

NEWS This edition of the competition aims to reconnect people with their food, and understand the impact of our consumption

Woman holding Canon EOS 7D DSLR with flashgun

Only 7.41 million cameras will be sold this year – an 82% plummet since 2014

By Leonie Helm published 7 September 24

NEWS July saw the most cameras sold this year, but sales for 2024 will be just 18% of what they were in 2014

A car against a monochrome walled background

The finalists have been announced for the Association of Photographers’ (AOP) Martin Evening Excellence Award in Digital Retouching

By Leonie Helm published 6 September 24

NEWS A truly modern award, the winner will have excelled at digital retouching either a still or moving image

Zachary Zephir photographing Travis Scott

Flaming drums! Flying guitars! The nominations for the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards are MUST SEE

By Leonie Helm published 6 September 24

News The nominations are in for the Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards – and they're absolutely must-see

The Carmignac Photojournalism Award 14th Edition – 'No Woman's Land – An Intimate Look into the Battle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan'

By Leonie Helm published 6 September 24

News The winning project documented the experiences of woman living under the Taliban since they retook power in 2021

An image of a purple crustacean on a pink background

Think Pink: The photography competition helping to fight breast cancer is now open for entries

By Leonie Helm published 5 September 24

NEWS Collaborating with DivePhotoGuide, Think Pink photo contest aims to use your pink themed photos to fight breast cancer

Only a week left to apply for the Fujifilm's GFX Challenge Grant Program

By Leonie Helm published 5 September 24

News There are 15 places available for candidates to win one of the two prestigious grant awards

Drones, trail cameras, and 300 cops deployed in India after wolves kill nine children

By Leonie Helm published 5 September 24

NEWS Since April, ten humans have been killed in wolf attacks in the Uttar Pradesh region of India, the youngest being one year old

Move over Sony! Canon is back on top in Japan, with a dramatic sales recovery

By Leonie Helm published 5 September 24

News The three best-selling cameras in Japan right now are from Canon – and sales have gone up for its red-hot DSLR, too

The organization building a pan-African photography community and smashing Western bias

By Leonie Helm published 4 September 24

News With a community of over 15,000 members, the Academy is training African photographers to tell their own stories

NASA's Hubble Telescope photographs garden of galactic roses in stunning images

By Leonie Helm published 4 September 24

News The Andromeda galaxy is the Milky Way's closest neighbor, and the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye

While the iPhone is getting more buttons, Xiaomi might get rid of them with its new "buttonless" phone

By Leonie Helm published 3 September 24

News A flagship camera phone with no buttons? Info is thin on the ground at this stage, but Xiaomi could be doing the opposite of Apple

Photographer Bruce Gilden with one of his photographs, at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, 2016. The exhibition Strange and Familiar: Britain as Revealed by International Photographers, curated by Martin Parr.

Is Bruce Gilden "the internet's most hated photographer," or is he simply a true artist?

By Leonie Helm published 2 September 24

News "Making people uncomfortable is kind of unavoidable when you're making art," says photographer Hunter Scott

Of the 20 best-selling cameras in Japan, 13 slots belong to Sony – but there's also a Canon DSLR!

By Leonie Helm published 2 September 24

News Sony is conquering Japan right now, with the ZV-E10 doing monster sales, while a Canon DSLR is keeping the dream alive

A woman standing on a street holding a Canon EOS 60D

Digital cameras are "a dying breed" says data journalist

By Leonie Helm published 29 August 24

News "A look at global camera sales shows an industry in disarray, as more than 30 years of growth have been wiped out over the past decade"

Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge

Massachusetts conservation agent forced to remove numerous “personal” trail cameras from protected area

By Leonie Helm published 28 August 24

News Local people have been flooding the area with personal trail cameras to get a glimpse of the wildlife in the area

The Loch Ness Centre/Aberdeen University

Scientists are poking around in Loch Ness, but they're not hunting for the monster

By Leonie Helm published 27 August 24

News Researchers have dropped a holographic camera into the deep waters of the Scottish loch, but what are they looking for?

Four Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max handsets in each of the available colors

iPhone 16 camera upgrades confirmed by insiders in new leak

By Leonie Helm published 27 August 24

News Ahead of the Apple announcement on September 09, new details have been released about the iPhone 16 cameras

Cannes Uncut: The Golden Years by Richard Blanshard - A sneak peek behind the scenes of the illustrious film festival

By Leonie Helm published 25 August 24

News Never to be seen again, in a time before smartphones and social media, these celebrities seem relaxed and unguarded

Bénédicte Kurzen for Fondation Carmignac

Applications for the prestigious 15th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award extended to September 9

By Leonie Helm published 23 August 24

New This edition of the award is dedicated to Southeast Asia and the violations of rights caused by illegal overfishing

Drone operator fined thousands for getting too close to a pod of killer whales in Canada in landmark case

By Leonie Helm published 22 August 24

News River Road Films Ltd., and its drone operator have been fined for filming whales, despite being denied a permit

"A major advantage of my outdated iPhone 8 is that it has proven theft-proof."

By Leonie Helm published 22 August 24

Opinion My vintage Apple iPhone 8 soldiers on, but it is getting harder to find replacement cases

Jared Polin and Canon surprise aspiring photographer with all the kit he needs as part of Fund-A-Photographer project

By Leonie Helm published 21 August 24

News High school graduate Jeff received Canon EOS-1Dx Mark II, and multiple lenses to kick start his career as a photographer

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