Hélène Alexandre is a self-taught French professional photographer who grew up in the west of France. Drawn to music and visual arts at a young age, particularly filmmaking, she first experimented with a Super 8 camera during her childhood. Living abroad was already on her mind then and at 18, she moved to the UK. She studied television production in London in the early 90s before working in the film industry for several years.
At 22, she embarked on her first long adventure, a 4000 mile trip by bus and train from the US down through Mexico, sometimes traveling off the beaten track to explore some less known areas and meeting the locals.
Feeling a strong affinity with American culture, music and people, she moved to California and lived in Los Angeles. During this time she travelled extensively across the USA, capturing on a camcorder and a 35mm camera her adventures on the road, the country's amazing landscapes, places and cities. At that time, photography was still a hobby. On a trip through New Mexico, she met American Fine Art photographer David Michael Kennedy. Invited to his studio, she discovered the platinum/palladium printing process used for his beautiful photographs of landscapes and iconic portraits of musicians and actors. These experiences abroad proved to be a turning point in her life and back in London (UK), she dedicated more time to develop her photographic skills.
Her travels led her to visit many continents: North and Central America, Asia, Europe…
Through her lens she aims to capture the spirit of the countries she goes to. Her creativity and inspiration are drawn from varied encounters with nature, people and places.
In the UK, she worked for a major magazine publishing company, IPC Media/Time Warner.
Her images were distributed for several years by Avalon / Photoshot, a top London based photo agency.
In 2021, she created the website Immagia.com, a picture library to showcase and license her work. New images are uploaded on the website regularly with an emphasis on France.
Some of her pictures have previously been published worldwide in travel guides, brochures, magazines and books (Michelin travel guides, Glénat publishing, Practical Photography, Atlas publishing...).
She was an honorable mention winner of PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris 2015 in the professional category: nature-landscape.
Having lived abroad for over 25 years (UK, USA & Germany), she currently resides in her native France.