Helena has been interested in photography ever since her parents first bought her a camera, aged eight. A sample of her first efforts can be seen on the upper right - a photo of her brother taken on the Aran Islands when the family lived there. With a father who was originally a photographer, you could say it was in the blood somewhere. Since then, she has taken photographs wherever she has worked and travelled, often using them professionally to illustrate her journlistic work. Her first photo exhibition, Behind the Headlines, took place in the Wexford Arts Centre in 2008. Her new exhibit, Under an Afghan Sky, is comprised of photos of Afghanistan, and runs from 14-31 October at the Bride Street Festival Gallery in Wexford.