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

Happy Birthday Dr Edwin Hubble! 135th anniversary of the astronomer who gave his name to the Hubble Space Telescope
By Leonie Helm published
One of the greatest astronomer's, who changed our entire understanding of the universe, was born 135 years ago today

Japanese camera and lens exports are rising, but DSLRs continue to die a death
By Leonie Helm published
news DSLR sales have continued to drop a further 1% year on year according to the latest CIPA numbers from September

Is nothing sacred? AI clone creators target David Attenborough's iconic voice
By Leonie Helm published
Sir David Attenborough's AI-cloned voice has been used in news reports on various YouTube channels to talk about the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump, and more

Nikon ambassador Heather Agyepong explores how photography can be a healing tool for mental health
By Leonie Helm published
A new film from Nikon ambassador Heather Agyepong explores how taking photographs can be a healing practice

Stunning winners of 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2024 announced
By Leonie Helm published
news Both professionals and amateurs battled it out capturing the globes most beautiful landscapes, from Japan to Romania

"Horrific and traumatizing videos" – the dark world of the social media moderators
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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"
By Leonie Helm published
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?
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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"
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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
By Leonie Helm published
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"
By Leonie Helm published
From 1930s Harlem to contemporary Toronto – compelling photographs from the African Diaspora
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