“Photography has been a thread that ties together ancestry, activism and art”: Hellen Songa in Tracks 03

Hellen Songa is a freelance photographer, creative producer and educator focusing on nature-based storytelling and community environmentalism. Hellen’s career journey went from business management to photojournalism, from volunteering at Open Eye Gallery to creating and exhibiting work that explores food growing, identity and activism.

Tracks is a series of case-study-style publications looking at the professional and personal development of an individual.

Published by Open Eye Gallery, Tracks considers where an individual and the gallery have intersected or continue to intersect; a record of shared values, learning and impact.

My future goals are grounded in the same values that shaped me: care, creativity and community. I want to continue working as a visual storyteller, creative producer and develop into art and wellness retreat programming. My biggest goal is for my farm to be a place of learning, healing and storytelling. 

 

Photography has been more than a tool for me. It has been a thread that ties together ancestry, activism and art. And Open Eye Gallery has been one of the organisations that recognised, nurtured and amplified that thread for me. I admire the gallery team for the work put into curating their exhibitions and community outreach, and the opportunities to contribute to their work have been very meaningful and empowering.

Hellen Songa

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Previous Tracks editions:

01 – Sam Batley

02 – Andy Yates