
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

National Geographic's 'Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story' - A conversation with Billy Mail
By Leonie Helm published
Interview The BAFTA nominated film follows the story of Billy and Susan Mail, and how their lives changed dramatically when an emaciated young otter turned up on their pontoon

Turn your Amazon Blink camera into a camera trap to celebrate the National Wildlife Federation's 'Eye on the Wild' campaign
By Leonie Helm published
news National Wildlife Federation and Amazon's Blink have teamed up to create a campaign to encourage people to protect their local wildlife and nature

‘The most celebrated Royal photographer of her day' – photographs by Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII, go on display at Buckingham Palace
By Leonie Helm published
Alexandra was given a Kodak No. 1 in 1889, which the Royal Collection Trust described as "the first simple handheld camera for amateur photographers"

"Too long playing with Photoshop - lethal time-waster - like chronic alcoholism". Brian Eno on his unhealthy addiction to the world's favorite photo editor
By Leonie Helm published
News Former Roxy Music musician Brian Eno's diaries retells his love-hate relationship with Photoshop

Photo exhibition encourages hospital staff to share their hobbies in ‘Come As You Really Are’
By Leonie Helm published
NEWS Within the NHS Darkroom project, staff at participating hospitals are encouraged to explore their skills and experience in photography

The AI-generated Studio Ghibli photo trend is taking the internet by storm – but experts warn of data and privacy risks
By Leonie Helm published
Turning your favorite photographs into Studio Ghibli-style images using AI is all the rage, but you could be allowing AI platforms to harvest your images for free

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
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