Lynn Helbrecht makes her home in Olympia, Washington. In 2021 she retired from a career in environmental policy, allowing her the time and space to deepen into a lifelong love of photography. Although nature photography always brings her joy, she is currently enjoying learning and experimenting with creative and abstract techniques to make images that feel unique and compelling.

I am a creative photographer who enjoys experimenting with different techniques to make images that feel unique and intriguing to me. I sometimes use blur to create softness and lend a dreamy, painterly look to certain images. I will also add photos of soft color or texture to images of flowers to create a kind of moodiness or to enhance a certain aspect of the subject. Recently I’ve been experimenting with blending images together in camera as I’m shooting, layering moments and color and form together in often surprising ways.
I love shooting this way. There is a kind of freedom and looseness in experimenting. It requires an embrace of the unexpected, as well as the acceptance of many failures. And every so often, if I’m lucky, something extraordinary emerges.
I like to think that my images reflect a sense of the wonder I feel in the presence of a beautiful natural setting or subject. The images I’m making are not true documentary images. But they do convey a particular version of what I saw as well as something of what I felt. It is this intersection that is most interesting to me and where I hope to continue to develop my skills and style.