Tag: travel

• 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.

  Helena And The Sea

  03/09/2023

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

  blog, photographer, photography, 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.

  Helena And The Sea

  25/07/2023

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

  apple tree, blog, color theraphy, fotograf norrbotten, nature photographer, nottbotten, photographer, photography, 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.

  Helena And The Sea

  15/05/2023

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

  algarve, canon, canon photographer, photography tips, portugal, sagres, surf guide, surf photography, surfing, 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.

  Helena And The Sea

  28/03/2023

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

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• 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.

  Helena And The Sea

  14/03/2023

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

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• Feeling the warm sun against my skin

  

  My iPhone photography from my first days in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Sometimes the phone surprise me with what it can do. Like capturing a bird in flight. So use your phone for photos too, at least you have a memory of how you saw the world.

  Helena And The Sea

  27/02/2023

  animals, Art, colour, everyday life, fishing, fishing boats, Grafitti, Gran Canaria, helenaandthesea, helenaisthlm, iPhone, iPhone photography, Photography blog, spain, travel guide, travelblogger

  blog, gran canaria, las palmas, Photo, photographer, photography, spain, travel, travel guide, travelblogger, travels, waterphotography

• 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.

  Helena And The Sea

  07/02/2023

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

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• 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.

  Helena And The Sea

  08/01/2023

  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 blog, photography exhibition, reflections, self care, surf photographer, Tornedalen, underwater photography

  Bali, blog, Indonesia, photographer, photography, 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…

  Helena And The Sea

  18/12/2022

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

  blog, full moon ritual, homesick, lensculture, Norrbotten, Photo, photo awards, photographer, photography, travel, travels, water, waterphotography

• 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.

  Helena And The Sea

  06/12/2022

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

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