Riel Life is a Dutch model who goes by the name of Emma Helena. She is known for her expressiveness, versatility and creativity. She started modeling professionally 6 years ago and is now working internationally with artists from all sorts of backgrounds. At a height of 181 centimeters, Emma Helena is probably taller than the average model. What makes her truly unique are her compact and abstract posing skills. 

With her endless range of facial expressions she will never cease to amaze you. 

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Although nowadays she spends 75 percent of her time being photographed by other photographers, she refuses to stop taking photos and follows her intuition in sharing her vision and what she feels.  ​

Last year she published her first book containing +5 years of her work. Resulting in hard cover book, carrying a carefully curated selection of over 100 selfportraits on film. 

 

What has made her the model she is today, is her passion for photography and art. She has been expressing herself in her self-portraits for almost 7 years now and started with analog photography during the pandemic. This sparked her passion for photography even more. Besides her self-portraits, she has had the privilege to photograph some of the best models the art scene has to offer. Having had this opportunity has helped immensely with the development of her photography.

 

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