Halena is a Documentary photographer and artist based in London and Somerset, UK. She recently graduated with a First Class Honours in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at London College of Communication. Halena’s photographic practice centres around themes of community, care, and identity, and she approaches her subject matter with sensitivity and notable consideration.
Halena’s work has been exhibited in the Copeland Gallery in 2022 and 2023 and the Art House in Bethnal Green, London, in 2023. She has also exhibited at London College of Communication in 2024.
Next to her personal documentary projects, she has worked with clients such as Carers Trust, Southwark Playhouse, Southwark Council, Camberwell Market, Citizens UK, and the National Film and Reality Television Awards. Alongside this, Halena works under James Mason Photography as a Photo Editor, with significant clients such as GQ, Conde Naste and the BFC.
Projects
- The SublimeSublime, an occurrence that has the power to terrify or overwhelm the viewer, is one that consumes us in the vastness and difficulty of the natural world. The wild and untamed grandeur of nature, looking within landscapes where growth is out of human control. An excellence that is only present when viewing such situations in a particular manner. As a child, we are more compelled by such simplicities of life, we have a fuzzy picture of reality where everything is new and pure, but with time the
Skills
- Photography
- Zine Design
- Adobe Indesign
- Studio Lighting
- 120 Film
- 35mm Film
- Film Development
- Darkroom Printing
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom
Education
BA(Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary PhotographyUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
Elephant and Castle, London, UK