Hi
I am Helene, a French photographer and graduate of the photography school EFET in Paris. After living in Canada, England, and France, I now spend most of the year in French Polynesia.
Living between countries has shaped the way I see. I often feel in a state of in-between — between places, between movement and stillness, between presence and absence. This space has become central to my work.
I am drawn to natural light, quiet atmospheres, and moments that seem slightly suspended in time. Silence, for me, is a material. Absence can be a form of presence. I photograph places that hold a certain stillness, though they are not always empty. What interests me is the subtle presence within them a figure passing through, a façade marked by time, a gesture, a trace.
I also create portraits, approaching them as I would a landscape: with attention, restraint, and respect for what quietly emerges.
My work is shaped by softness in light, in color, in atmosphere. I am less interested in spectacle than in what lingers beneath the surface. Photography, for me, is about remaining in that fragile space in between, where silence becomes visible and time reveals itself.
Alongside my artistic work, I became one of the pioneers in the use of drone photography for weddings. In 2016, my aerial imagery of couples minimalist, intimate compositions seen from above gained international recognition and helped redefine the visual language of destination wedding photography. This approach brought worldwide attention to my work, and the company DJI came to French Polynesia to film and feature my creative process and vision.
In my free time, when I am not working as a photographer, I also paint. Painting allows me to explore another relationship to silence, texture, and memory. Much like my photography, my paintings are guided by atmosphere, emotion, and what quietly exists beneath the visible surface.