Category: Inspiration

• Singapore

  

  What I was up to on my recent visit to Singapore, views ot the city from Marina Bay Sands observation deck and my visit to The Botanical Gardens. Also, some photography tips.

  helenam

  3 September, 2023

  canon, city guide, cityscape, colour, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Indonesia, Inspiration, photo editing, photography, photography tips, road trip, singapore, Text, travel guide, travelblog, travelblogger

  blog, photography guide, travel, travel guide, travels

• 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

• Finally, I’ve got a logo!

  

  Just sharing great my experience of getting a new logo from Fiverr and a very talented designer called Afia from Bangladesh.

  helenam

  16 July, 2023

  Art, colour, fish, helenaandthesea, Inspiration, mermaids, photography, printshop, surf photographer, underwater photography, water photography

  blog, logo, logo design, mermaids, travels, waterphotography

• 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

• 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

• Gran Canaria, you surprised me!

  

  My travels along the winding roads in the mountains of Gran Canaria. A bit about landscape photography too and why not a mobile phone is the best option to capture the scenery.

  helenam

  14 March, 2023

  Övertorneå, canoyon, everyday life, fear of heights, gran canaria, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, History, home, Inspiration, iPhone photography, landscape photography, Lapland, life, morocco, personal development, photography, reflections, road trip, self care, spain, Text, the arctic circle, travel guide, travelblog, travelblogger, volcanoes

  blog, booking, bus tours, city guide, Condé Nast traveller, fly norwegian, gran canaria, las palmas, Maspalomas, tenerife, travel, travels, vertigo, volcanic island, volcanic mountains, volcanoes

• 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

  blog, Kalix, Norrbotten, snowmobile, the arctic, travels, waterphotography

• Sony World Photography Awards

  

  My view about entering photography awards, this time it was the Sony World Photography Awards. And is it really possible to compete in photography. Also, what does I as a photographer learn from entering photo contests.

  helenam

  8 January, 2023

  amed bali, animals, bali, bali inspired, Batu Bolong, Canggu, canon, colour, echo beach, fish, fishing, fishing boats, Grafitti, gromsurfers, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Indonesia, Inspiration, International Photo Awards, IPA, photo contests, photo exhibitions, photography, photography exhibition, reflections, self care, surf photographer, Text, Tornedalen, underwater photography, water photography

  bali, blog, Indonesia, photography awards, photography contests, seascape, surf photographer, travel, travels, underwater photography, waterphotography

• It’s the same moon

  

  Another photo I’ve submitted to a photo contest, this time it’s LensCultures Art Awards. And some reflections on what photos, the moon and the sea mean to me. Furthermore, what photo editing does to me and how I can transport myself back to the moment I took the photo just by editing, or looking at…

  helenam

  18 December, 2022

  Art, arugam bay, canon, colour, everyday life, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Inspiration, photo contests, photo editing, photography, photography tips, travel guide, travelblog

  blog, full moon ritual, homesick, lensculture, Norrbotten, photo awards, travel, travels, waterphotography