About Helen

Helen was born and raised in Belarus, spending her youth in the former USSR. She currently resides in Chicago and seizes every opportunity to travel. Photography became her passion during a particularly challenging period in her life, helping her overcome a serious illness. Today, through her work, Helen aims to reflect her unique perspective on the events in her life and the places she has visited. Her interests span documentary, conceptual, and street photography, with a particular focus on capturing contemporary America. Helen is the recipient of multiple international competition awards, and her work has been showcased in numerous exhibitions across the globe and published in various magazines.

Awards      

• Siena International Creative Photo Awards, 2024  — Commended in Series category  
• Sony World Photography Award Professional competition — Shortlisted in Still Life category, 2024
• 2nd B& W Athens Photography Festival  — Selected for Exhibition, 2024    
• The Blank Wall Gallery, Athens  — Selected for “Conceptual” Exhibition, 2024
• The Glasgow Gallery of Photography  — Selected for “Light and Shadow” Exhibition,  2023     
• Siena International Creative Photo Awards, 2023  — Shortlisted in Creative category
• MonoVisions Photography Awards, 2022 — 2 Honorable Mentions in Portfolio category
• MonoVisions Photography Awards, 2021 — Honorable Mention in Portfolio category  
• Transversalidades — Photography without Borders, Portugal, 2020 and 2021 —  Honorable  Mention and selected for Exhibition    
• Contributor to  F-Stop Magazine, 2021 and 2023  
• Urban Awards, 2022 — Semifinalist in Portfolio category and  Selected for Trieste Photo Fringe Exhibition, Italy  
• Urban Awards, 2021 and 2023 — Selected for Trieste Photo Fringe Exhibition in Portfolio category, Italy  
• Current World of Archaeology magazine photo competition, UK, 2021 — Top 3 Winners 
• RHS International Photographic Competition, UK, 2020 — Overall Winner
• UNECE Global Photo contest, Switzerland, 2020 — Top 13, selected for 2021 UNECE Calendar and Exhibition at Palais des Nations, Geneva  
• Digital Camera World — TOP20 Award winning photographs of 2020
• Fotokrok Photo Festival, Belarus, 2020  and 2022 — Special Jury Prize and selected for Exhibition
• Ellen Fitzgibbon Memorial Photography Competition — Featured Submission
• SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest 2020 — Featured Submission
• 35Awards, 2020 and 2021 — Selected for 100 Best Photo Catalog