
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

South Africa tourism board creates pinhole camera from local materials so you can see the country through the eyes of its people
By Leonie Helm published
news Netherlands based advertising agency Ogilvy has worked with South African photographers to create the camera and showcase the country

Pioneering use of camera traps in Indonesia sheds first light on critically endangered Sumatran tigers
By Leonie Helm published
The tigers are the rarest subspecies of tiger in the world, with only 400 suspected individuals left in the wild

Explore the tumultuous 1980s in Britain through photography – from Thatcherism to Black femininity
By Leonie Helm published
'The 80s: Photographing Britain' will open the Tate Britain in London from 21 November 2024 to 05 May 2025

To be, or not to be: world-first exhibition of "living portraits" celebrates the best Shakespearean actors of our generation
By Leonie Helm published
Patrick Stewart, Juliet Stevenson and Sir Ian McKellen feature in "a pioneering chapter in the convergence of portraiture and performing arts"

One of Nikon's "most famous and remarkable lenses ever made" is up for auction
By Leonie Helm published
If you hurry, you can bid on Nikon's lens that sees behind itself – the Fisheye-Nikkor 2.8/6mm Auto 220°

EagleCam is back! Watch a pair of nesting bald eagles get ready for their baby eaglet in Minnesota
By Leonie Helm published
News The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will set the the stream live on Thursday and viewers will get a close up view of the breeding pair

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
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