About. Helen McLain Photography

About Helen

Born and raised in Belarus, so my youth years were spent in the former USSR. Now I live in Chicago and travel every chance I get. Photography became my passion during very difficult period in my life, and nowadays you can rarely see me walking around without my camera in my hands. In my works, I try to reflect my unique perspective on events in my own life, places I’ve seen and tell untold stories of people I’ve met. My area of interests includes documentary, travel and street photography. I have a particular interest in photographing contemporary America.  

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