Category: Inspiration

• Swimming with turtles

  

  Swimming With Ancient Souls Sometimes I forget how lucky I’ve been and what amazing things was once part of my daily life. Like a few years ago in Sri Lanka I was swimming in a bay with sea turtles every day. Usually, since I get up early, it was just me and the turtles in…

  Helena And The Sea

  31 January, 2026

  animals, everyday life, helenaandthesea, Inspiration, mirissa, nature, self care, Sri Lanka, underwater photography, water photography

  adventure, morning routine, morningswim, nature, photography, sea turtles, swimming, travel, travels, underwater photography, waterphotography, wildlife

• Plataniás, Crete, Greece

  

  Plataniás on the island of Crete in Greece where I’ve spent some time lately, swimming and meeting nice cats. And I visited the place before too, photographing surfing.

  Helena And The Sea

  28 May, 2025

  animals, cats, chania, crete, everyday life, greece, Inspiration, life, nature, seascape, self care, surfing, Text, travelblogger, water photography

  beach, blog, cats, crete, europe, greece, nature, seascape, sportsphotography, surfing, travel, travels, waterphotography

• Paix – Pax – Peace

  

  Paix, pax, peace. Female artists during a performance in Stockholm during Kulturnatten in April 2025. My contribution to The Independent Photographers monthly contest and online magazine.

  Helena And The Sea

  8 May, 2025

  Art, canon, colour, helenaandthesea, home, Inspiration, Museums, photo contests, portraits, stockholm, Text

  blog, culture, music, online magazine, photo contest, portrait, stockholm, travels

• Happy Hearts

  

  My new collection of products, just in time for Valentines, inspired by my visit to the house full of hearts in Sagres, Portugal. A photo is never too old, and you never know when it will inspire you to do something else with it.

  helenam

  4 February, 2025

  Art, canon, colour, fashion, Grafitti, heart, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Inspiration, iPhone, iPhone case, photo editing, photography, portugal, printshop, reflections, sagres, surf photographer, Text, travelblogger, web shop

  be your own valentine, blog, happy hearts, travels, valentine, valentines day, web shop

• Humans, and how we communicate

  

  My contribution to Life Framers contest “Humans” with a series of photos from Sagres, Portugal. And a reflection of how we humans communicate with each other.

  helenam

  1 November, 2024

  canon, colour, everyday life, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Inspiration, iPhone, iPhone photography, landscape photography, life, photo contests, photography, portraits, portugal, sagres, Text

  blog, communication, life framer, photo contest, portugal, sagres, selfies, travel, travels, waterphotography

• Amed – a hidden gem undiscovered by many tourists in, and outside of, Bali

  

  Amed in East Bali is my favourite place to visit in Bali, and it’s the best spot for swimming, diving and snorkeling. Here is my guide to the East of Bali, places, sights and useful information.

  helenam

  18 May, 2024

  amed bali, Bali, balinese culture, Canggu, canon, echo beach, fishing boats, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Indonesia, Inspiration, landscape photography, mermaids, photography, temples of bali, Text, travel guide, water photography

  amed, amed east bali, bali, blog, pictures, temples of bali, tirta gangga, travel, travels

• Traffic in Bali

  

  Advice about how to get around as smoothly and enjoyable as possible in the busy traffic on the amazing island of Bali in Indonesia. Of course accompanied by my recent photographs.

  helenam

  28 April, 2024

  Art, bali, Bali, balinese culture, Canggu, colour, echo beach, everyday life, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Indonesia, Inspiration, photography, road trip, temples of bali, Text, travel guide

  bali, balinese culture, blog, enjoy life, Indonesia, traffic in bali, travel photographer, travels

• 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

• Carnival – Gran Canaria

  

  Photos from my visit on Gran Canaria where I got to see one of the greatest carnival parades I’ve ever seen in the city of Las Palmas.

  helenam

  6 February, 2024

  Art, canon, city guide, colour, event photography, gran canaria, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Inspiration, las palmas, photography, portraits, smiles, spain, Text, travel guide, travelblog, travelblogger

  blog, carnival, celebration, event photography, gran canaria, gran canaria carnival, las palmas, las palmas carnival, parade, travel, travels

• Things to do in Lovina, North Bali

  

  And my contribution to Life Framers contest – Humans of the World I enjoy visiting temples, but what are temples without people. There has to be someone who keeps the temple grounds clean and also, temples, especially in Bali, are very lively. There are local communities celebrating different holidays and showing respect to the deities.…

  helenam

  31 October, 2023

  Art, bali, Bali, Balinese art, canon, colour, fish, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Indonesia, Inspiration, iPhone photography, landscape photography, life, mermaids, photo contests, photography, portraits, printshop, surf photographer, temples, temples of bali, Text, travel guide, travelblog, travelblogger, underwater photography

  blog, humans of the world, life framer, lovina bali, menjangan island, temples of bali, travel, travels, waterphotography