Category: arctic

• Capturing Beauty: Winter Swimming in Scandinavian Championships 2024

  

  My photographs from The Winter Swimming Championships 2024 have been nominated by International Photo Awards. And, a very brief summary of my life lately.

  helenam

  30 August, 2024

  arctic, Art, everyday life, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, International Photo Awards, IPA, landscape photography, personal development, photo contests, photo exhibitions, photography, photography exhibition, printshop, reflections, smiles, spain, surf photographer, Text, The life of a water photographer, Tornedalen, travel guide, web shop

  blog, photo contests, photography awards, photography business, sports photography, travels, waterphotography

• Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships 2024

  

  Water sports photography in the north of Sweden at Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships 2024 in Skellefteå. Such an amazing event when the sun was out and it was -25 degrees celsius and the water was literally freezing.

  helenam

  13 February, 2024

  arctic, city guide, colour, event photography, helenaandthesea, Inspiration, landscape photography, Lapland, photography, sport, Text, the arctic circle, travel guide, travelblog, water photography

  bay of Bothnia, norrland, Scandinavian Winter Swimming Championships 2024, Skellefteå, sports photography, travels, västerbotten, water photography, waterphotography, winter activity, winter swimming, winterwonderland

• Water

  

  A plastic bag I encountered while swimming with my camera that became a photo I’ve submitted to Lensculture Art Awards.

  helenam

  21 December, 2023

  arctic, Art, Övertorneå, colour, everyday life, fish, helenaandthesea, History, home, Lapland, photo contests, photo exhibitions, photography, printshop, Text, Tornedalen, travel guide, travelblogger, underwater photography

  blog, christmas, christmas tree, lensculture, lensculturediscoveries, plastic pollution, travels, waterphotography

• Green is a calming color

  

  The calming effect of the color green and my apple tree that grows, and bears fruit, up in the north of Sweden close to The Arctic Circle.

  helenam

  25 July, 2023

  arctic, canon, colour, everyday life, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, home, Inspiration, Kalix, life, midnight sun, midsummer, personal development, photography, reflections, self care, summer, Text, the arctic circle, Tornedalen, travelblog

  apple tree, blog, color theraphy, fotograf norrbotten, nature photographer, nottbotten, travel, travels

• Sagres, Algarve, Portugal

  

  My recent trip to Sagres, Algarve, Portugal and what I was up to and why I love Sagres – Where Gods Meet – so much. Surfing, swimming, dramatic views, and of course, cats.

  helenam

  15 May, 2023

  animals, arctic, Art, canon, colour, everyday life, fish, fishing, Grafitti, heart, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, History, Inspiration, iPhone, iPhone photography, landscape photography, personal development, photography tips, portugal, printshop, sagres, self care, surf photographer, surfguide, Text, travelblog, travelblogger, views from my window, web shop

  algarve, canon, canon photographer, photography tips, portugal, sagres, surf guide, surf photography, travel, travel blog, waterphotography

• Spring winter in Norrbotten

  

  Paper mills and snow mobiles. I’m trying to present a more correct image of the north of Sweden which is not only about nature. It’s about the natural resources of Norrbotten and what we do with them.

  helenam

  12 April, 2023

  arctic, Övertorneå, everyday life, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, History, home, Kalix, landscape photography, Lapland, life, photography, Skiing, snowmobile, Text, the arctic circle, Tornedalen, travelblog

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• They’re horses, not ponies

  

  My meeting with the Icelandic horses during my visit in January and a reflection about using a camera versus using the camera that’s in my phone. Also a bit about the benefits of entering photo contests and the iPhone Photography Awards.

  helenam

  28 March, 2023

  animals, arctic, Övertorneå, colour, everyday life, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, History, Iceland, Inspiration, iPhone, iPhone photography, Kalix, Lapland, personal development, photo contests, photography, photography tips, road trip, Text, the arctic circle, Tornedalen, travel guide, travelblogger, volcanoes

  blog, blue lagoon, bus trip, golden circle, Iceland, iPhone, iPhone photography, ippawards, Lapland, Norrbotten, photo contests, ski season, Skiing, the arctic circle, the north of sweden, travel, travels, winter

• Sámi National Day

  

  A wish for a Happy Sámi National day, and many more to come. With a photo I took above the arctic circle just after the midnight sun had disappeared for a short while during one of my road trips during one very special summer.

  helenam

  7 February, 2023

  arctic, Art, colour, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, History, home, Inspiration, Lapland, midnight sun, midsummer, photography, print, printshop, road trip, sami, Sápmi, summer, Text, the arctic circle, Tornedalen, travel guide, travelblog, travelblogger, water photography

  blog, Norrbotten, sámi country, sápmi, the arctic circle, Tjuonavagge, travel, travels, waterphotography

• Winter at the Arctic Circle

  

  A short “Hello” from me about my recent travels to Iceland and New York, but mostly about how life is up in the north of Sweden in the wintertime, especially Kalix where I’m based. And what you can do up here during the winter.

  helenam

  2 February, 2023

  arctic, canon, everyday life, fishing, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, History, home, Inspiration, Kalix, Lapland, life, photography, snowmobile, Text, the arctic circle, travelblog, water photography

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• Honourable mention

  

  Once again a photo that I submitted to a photo contest got noticed and will be featured in a calendar for World Meteorological Organization.

  helenam

  6 December, 2022

  arctic, Art, arugam bay, canon, everyday life, fish, fishing, fishing boats, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Inspiration, Lapland, personal development, photo contests, photography, Text, the arctic circle, views from my window, water photography

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