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

Mysterious drones over New Jersey were hired by federal regulators “not the enemy” according to the White House
By Leonie Helm published
NEWS Last December dozens of drones were seen flying over the state of New jersey, prompting officials to call for a temporary state of emergency

Controversial documentary challenges the authorship of one of the most famous historical photographs ever taken
By Leonie Helm published
The 'Napalm Girl' photographed changed the world's view of the Vietnam War, but this film claims that it's been attributed to the wrong man for 50 years

Are Apple AirPods getting tiny cameras?
By Leonie Helm published
The rumors are flying around about cameras in Apple AirPods, that could be used for “in-air gesture control”

The winning images of Travel Photographer of the Year 2024, from infrared photos to iPhone shots
By Leonie Helm published
News The stunning winners are a diverse range of intimate portraits, infrared and iPhone photography, and striking black-and-white images

National Portrait Gallery accused of nepotism after makeup artist turned photographer – and major financial donor – gets top exhibit despite "pedestrian" work
By Leonie Helm last updated
Zoë Law was previously a "key donor" to the gallery, where her celebrity portrait exhibit 'Legends' is currently showing

Scientists build a "honeypot" system of fake cameras and networks to fool hackers trying to steal US military secrets
By Leonie Helm published
"I will create realistic fake videos, in order to deceive an attacker into believing that they have co-opted a camera system"

Wildlife camera surveys in Vietnam reveal the conservation importance of habitat transition zones
By Leonie Helm published
Trail cameras and camera surveys have continued to prove an essential tool in wildlife and habitat conservation

European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 is now open – and it's celebrating 25 years
By Leonie Helm published
Millions of monarch butterflies won the 2024 competition. What stunning natural photography will come out of 2025?

Special rescue camera discovers hundreds of illegal miners trapped down 1.6 mile mineshaft since November
By Leonie Helm published
Rights groups say the South African police cut off food and water supplies to starve the miners out, resulting in at least 87 deaths

Donate to LA photographers who lost everything in the California wildfires
By Leonie Helm published
The fires are estimated to be the most expensive natural disaster in terms of insured loss in California, approaching $20 billion

Why did Novak Djokovic's team censor his own match by blocking cameras?
By Leonie Helm published
NEWS While the reason for the censorship is unclear, Djokovic was reportedly offended by recent insults thrown his way by a TV presenter

"Instagram is dead for photographers" and TikTok's future is uncertain – so people are flocking back to an old faithful platform
By Leonie Helm published
NEWS Controversy and uncertainty are swirling around the two major image sharing platforms – and Flickr is looking pretty good right now

NASA photographs the rare occurrence of the moon crossing the face of the Earth from a million miles away
By Leonie Helm published
The images were captured using NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a 4MP CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR satellite

Nikon Z9 takes Donald Trump's official portrait as Kamala Harris' "landmark" photographer quits the White House
By Leonie Helm published
NEWS Progressive White House photographer Polly Irungu concludes her tenure as Donald Trump signs waves of transgressive executive orders

A captive tiger blinded by tourists' camera flashes forced to have eyes removed and eyelids sewn shut
By Leonie Helm published
NEWS Firmin was rescued from an unethical Spanish zoo after a lifetime of being used for entertainment

Teenage photographer who died of cancer - and who inspired the Princess of Wales - has her images auctioned off for charity
By Leonie Helm published
news Liz Hatton died in November aged 17, but not before she inspired many with her resilience and beautiful photography

NASA astronaut Don Pettit shows us how to change a Nikon Z9 lens in zero gravity aboard the International Space Station
By Leonie Helm published
Don Pettit, 69, is known for his stunning astrophotography aboard the International Space Station

Adobe donates US$1 million to help people in the wake of “heart breaking” destruction from LA wildfires – as insurers refuse to pay out
By Leonie Helm published
It's estimated that the LA wildfires could be the costliest wildfire event in California in terms of insured losses – potentially exceeding $20 billion

Researchers 3D print a fully working microscope in 3 hours, costing $60 – complete with lenses, camera and Raspberry Pi
By Leonie Helm published
“It’s not just enabling, it’s empowering,” says Professor Gail McConnell at the University of Strathclyde

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope creates largest photomosaic ever made of "train wreck" Andromeda galaxy with over 2.5 billion pixels
By Leonie Helm published
It took 10 years, 1,000 Hubble orbits, and required over 600 overlapping images

Nikon shows off its new technology inspired by shark skin
By Leonie Helm published
The technology will mainly be used in aviation, and could help reduce fuel costs by tens of millions of dollars

UK government faces major backlash from creative industries against its plan to “turbocharge” AI across the country
By Leonie Helm published
The Creative Rights in AI Coalition has been formed by over 50 organizations representing the creative industries to safeguard copyright

Apple suspends its controversial AI news service after proving that even tech giants can't control the bots
By Leonie Helm published
The news service pushed out factually inaccurate news headlines, spreading misinformation to the masses
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