Category: personal development

• 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

• 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

• Bubbles

  

  A short reflection of my life at the moment. Illustrated with a photo I took while visiting Bali at the end of the Covid pandemic. When I was swimming with my camera in an amazing pool in Ubud.

  helenam

  16 June, 2023

  Art, bali, Bali, Balinese art, colour, everyday life, helenaandthesea, home, Indonesia, personal development, photography, printshop, surf photographer, underwater photography

  bali, blog, cretya, Indonesia, travels, Ubud, 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

• 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

  blog, calendar photo, travel, travels, waterphotography, world meteorological organization

• Let’s protect the sea while it’s still there – and we’re still here

  

  My underwater photographs that I took in Amed, East Bali this spring and it’s also my contribution to Aquatech Image Solutions contest “The Life of a Water Photographer”. And some notes of what made me feel completely connected to the whole world.

  helenam

  16 November, 2022

  amed bali, animals, bali, Bali, Balinese art, canon, colour, fish, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Indonesia, Inspiration, personal development, photography, self care, surf photographer, Text, The life of a water photographer, travelblog, travelblogger, underwater photography, water photography

  amed, amed east bali, aquatech, axisgo, bali, blog, photography contests, pictures, travel, travels, waterphotography

• A house full of hearts

  

  Finding special places where you don’t expect to find them is one of my favourite things. And finding a house full of hearts and poems was very special when I was I Sagres, Portugal.

  helenam

  31 October, 2022

  colour, everyday life, Grafitti, heart, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Inspiration, iPhone photography, personal development, photography, portugal, print, printshop, products, sagres, Text, travel guide, travelblogger, web shop

  blog, happy hearts, heart, Norrbotten, portugal, sagres, street art, tourist guide, travel, travels, valentines day, webshop

• Desert Point, Lombok

  

  A story about an amazing morning ride in a Indonesian fishing boat along the Lombok coastline to get to Desert Point surf spot, and what I saw on the way. Also, how photographing affects me and what motivates me to travel to different places.

  helenam

  27 September, 2022

  Bali, canon, desert point, fishing, fishing boats, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, Indonesia, Inspiration, lombok, personal development, photography, photography tips, road trip, surf photographer, Text, travelblog, travelblogger, underwater photography, views from my window, water photography

  blog, desert point, Indonesia, lombok, magic seaweed, surf competition, travels, waterphotography, world surf league, wsl