Bio & Published Work.
Welcome to my site!
I started my career in 2002 after graduating with a BA (Hons) Visual Arts and now have over 13 years of experience in the industry!
I have 5 years experience in teaching photography and art & design in further and higher education, adult and offender learning at a variety of levels from AS to Btec nd level 3 and NCFE. I enjoy urban exploration, being a location based photographer this gives me inspiration and ideas for shoots view my Urbex page to see examples of this!
Limited Edition Front Cover of Haunted Magazine featuring a four page article on Helena Eloise out in April 2012.
Achievements & Publications
2014
July - 4 page feature on 'the ladder' in Haunted: After Dark, issue 7.
June - Article in Winsford Guardian on Exhibition in The Red Lion - http://www.winsfordguardian.co.uk/news/11203758.Artists_stage_home_town_exhibition_at_the_Red_Lion/
May - Double page spread in 'Our Town' a local business magazine in Winsford.
May - Fetish Rocks goes to Manchester to collaborate with Back from Hell at Met Bar to celebrate 5 years!!!
May - Exhibition in The Red Lion Gallery space in Cheshire Featuring 'Dance till dawn' and selected portfolio & studio work to celebrate the launch of her limited edition prints on sale with LJ's Wall Art.
March - Skin Two LateXtra issue 37, 3 page article featuring work with Seven Sin and model Frances Chase Thornton
March - Image titled 'Dance till dawn' Featured in the Women in Focus virtual exhibit, an exhibit in Celebration of International Women’s Month - http://womeninfocusatlanta.com/virtural-exhibits/index.php/photos/4.html
2013
August - 3 page feature in Haunted: After Dark, on Helena Eloise's zombie shoot 'The dead walk among us' and gaining a residency with the magazine as a 'Dark Arts Photography Specialist'
May - 3 page feature on work completed in Berlin with Seven Sin and Cathouse Clothing and pictures taken at Skin Party in Skin Two's LateXtra magazine issue 37 - www.skintwo.co.uk/new-skin-two-latextra-37-out-now/
April - Setting up photobooth at Skin Two Springtime party!
2012
Sept - Organised a charity fashion show & auction featuring photographic work developed with Seven Sin latex designers and model Collette Von Tora. Raising £231.81 for Help for Heroes.
Continued work developing themed Visuals/slideshows for Fetish Rocks A total of six events over twelve months.
May - Trip to Berlin to develop conceptual photographic work with designers Seven Sin.
April - Editorial work published with Alt Fashion Magazine - www.altfashion.co.uk/dr-sketchys-chester-goes-geeky.html
April - Front cover of Haunted magazine and four page feature - www.haunteddigitalmagazine.com/
2011
Exhibitited work at the Skin Two Halloween Ball, October 2011, alongside setting up portrait photobooth. www.skintwo.co.uk/helena-eloise-photography-skin-two-halloween-ball/#more-6840
Re-lauch of Fetish Rocks in Cheshire with a bi-monthly event at De Bee's Music Bar, Winsford. Shows includes, live rock/metal bands, digital slideshow projections, printed image exhibits, live pole routines, live DJ! Visit for more info - www.facebook.com/Fet.Rocks
Exhibition 'Urban & Erotic explorations' plugged by Skin Two and reviewed by Alt Fashion Magazine in April 2011 -
http://www.altfashion.co.uk/urban-and-erotic-explorations-exhibition.html
2009/10
Published work with Tim Woodward/Skin Two in LateXtra (July edition 2010) review provided by Jane Fae (UK Erotic Writer of the Year, 2010). www.skintwo.co.uk/skin-two-latextra-33-free-download/
Helena Eloise (aka Helena Rox) worked in partnership with Howard Haigh, Fetish Rocks, photography/latex/performance... Sexy, contemporary & thought provoking photography... producing conceptual work supporting the BDSM and LGBT community and portfolio work for in-house latex designer Joy Williams - www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/news/archive/new_talent_launches.htmlproducing live events in the North West.
Exhibited fetish photography as part of Wigan Arts Festival, funded by The Arts Council and with published reviews by John Ozimek in The Guardian www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/jul/20/art-censorship-local-governmentand Louise Bolotin (Skin Two) 2009. www.skintwo.co.uk/fetish-rocks-in-lancashire/
2002-2008
Originating in 2002 with work in the music industry photographing live gigs/promotional work with bands and Dj's. Held my first independant exhibition of my work completed in the music industry alongside my degree work in 2003 at Town Bar in Stockport titled 'The Camera never lies'. I went on to gain published work with Mixmag, The Big Issue, City Life and Manchester Evening News (2002 - 2008).
