Helen Giovanello, an Italian photographer based in New York, has distinguished herself with her strong bodies of work as a photojournalist and documentary photographer. Born in London in 1964 she spent her childhood in Turin, Italy. In 1984 she moved to Paris where she spent several years exploring different forms of artistic expression from contemporary dance, to acting, video and finally fiction writing. The collaboration with Monica Smith an Italian editor of fine art and photography books marked the beginning of her passion for photography that brought her in 1994 to complete a certificate course in photography at "Le Centre Verdier" while she applied to the International Centre of Photography in New York for the one year Certificate in General Studies of Photography that she completed in 1996. In 2001 she was selected to attend the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop.

Helen's photographic work was first exhibited at the Crosby Street Gallery in Soho New York in June 1996, which marked the completion of her studies at the International Centre of Photography. In September of 1998 her photo essay "Kurdish Refugees" was part of the group exhibition "Identità e Differenza" (Identity and Differences) in Turin, Italy. In November 1998 "Chris and Wayne" the life of a homeless couple, was part of "The Electric Blanket" an installation organized by the well-known photographer Frank Franca. The documentary project "Chris and Wayne" was selected for the Biennial of Photography in Turin in 1999 and subsequently shown in February 2000 at the Galleria Fine in Turin. "Boxers in Ghana" a personal body of work produced while documenting the life in Ussher Town, in Ghana for UNESCO, has been shown at the HOBO Gallery in Turin, in March 2001.

Helen works regularly as a photographer as well journalist for the Italian magazines Anna, Donna Moderna, Max, Donna di Repubblica, Elle, L'Espresso and others European publications. She also works for humanitarian organizations such as Doctors of the World, UNESCO, and UNICEF.