Photographer: Helena Ahonen

To express myself through photography is my secret garden and a part of my happiness. With my camera I never feel alone, even in the most remote places as a solo traveller.

My work encompasses visual storytelling for clients, tailormade artistic portraits, scenery of life and people or landscapes from reportage and travels.

I was introduced to photography at an early age, and ever since, my love for visual creativity has grown. During my teenage years, I started to work with vibrant artists in the very pulsing heart of the beauty & fashion industry. This time developed my signature artform often expressed with the beauty of women. My practice moves between digital printing, screen processes, and direct material interventions, pastel, and abrasion—to build surfaces that hold multiple temporalities at once.

I am drawn to the way personal narratives sit beside architectural ornament, botanical traces, indicating overlap of memory, and offering space for reflection on how visual fragments shape who we are and what we inherit.The work leaves narrative gaps so images can function as clues rather than explanations.