Helen Bartlett — Awards, Press, Publications and Speaking

Helen Bartlett on the stage for Canon at The Photography Show in 2024

Canon Ambassador, awards, and my family photography work published around the world

I’m Helen Bartlett, an award-winning newborn, baby and family photographer based in London, and the only family photographer among the 82 photographers selected across Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Canon Ambassador programme, a role I’ve held since 2018.

Since founding Helen Bartlett Photography in 2003, my recent awards include:

First and Second Place, Berlin Photo Awards, Family Photography category, 2026
Best Black and White Family Photographer London, Top 100 Awards, 2026
Best Family Photographer 2025 UK, LuxLife Creative and Visual Arts Awards
Family Photographer of the Year 2026, London and South East England Prestige Awards

My work is widely published in the photographic press nationally and internationally, including a seven-page feature in Digital Camera Magazine (Issue 297, August 2025), an eight-page article in Profi Foto Magazine, Hungary (May 2018), and coverage in Photoworld China (June 2013).

Here, you can browse a selection of magazine spreads, guest blogs, event pictures and book extracts featuring my work.

To read what my clients say about working with me, visit my reviews page.

An eight page feature article on Helen Bartlett in PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine Issue 144, October 2018.

Helen Bartlett speaking about family photography on the Canon stage at The Photography Show, Europe’s largest imaging show at the Birmingham NEC, March 2026

A seven-page interview with Helen Bartlett in Photo Pro magazine Issue 146, July 2018, covering her experience and techniques as a professional family photographer.

Helen Bartlett’s Canon Ambassador profile on the Canon Europe website — one of only 82 photographers selected across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the only family photographer in the programme

LuxLife Best Family Photographer 2025 Award

Helen Bartlett Photography wins Best Family Photographer 2025 UK in the LuxLife Magazine Creative and Visual Arts Awards 2025

Helen Bartlett Main Stage speaker at Wales and West Photo Show in Newport, June 2025. Speaking about ‘My favourite lessons from 22 years in the family photography business’.

Title spread of a seven page feature interview on Helen Bartlett in Digital Camera Magazine, Issue 297 August 2025

Helen Bartlett with her Canon Ambassador profile on the Canon stand at The Photography Show, March 2026

Helen Bartlett featured on the front cover and in an eight-page article in Profi Foto Magazine in Hungary in May 2018.

A double page spread of seven page feature article on Helen Bartlett and her approach to family photography in Digital Camera Magazine, Issue 297 August 2025.

Advertorial as part of my role as a Canon Ambassador teaching other professional newborn, baby, and family photographers about running a successful business. This article was published as part of Gather to Grow convention in October 2025.

Sharing my knowledge on the Canon Europe website with 11 Tips for Family photography, an article to help both professional and amateur photographers take better pictures of families. Published in December 2023.

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