Helene Schmitz

Swedish photographer Helene Schmitz was born in 1960 in Stockholm. She completed a Film and Art Theory degree at the Stockholm University before pursuing post-graduate studies at the Academy of Arts and at the Royal Institute of Art. In her work, Helene Schmitz explores the relationship and fragile balance between humans and nature. Her photography also frequently captures the devastating effects human activity can have on natural landscapes. Helene Schmitz has exhibited her photography in galleries and museums around the world and in various books and magazines, including the National Geographic. Her work is also included in the collection of Moderna Museet, Stockholm.