Helen H. Richardson
Photographer

Helen H. Richardson

Helen H. Richardson has been a staff photographer at The Denver Post since 1992. She has covered large breaking news stories, including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the 2004-05 tsunami in Indonesia and Thailand; the death of Pope John Paul II in Rome; and the effects of AIDS and lack of water in African nations. She covered the Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, in 2006 and the summer games in Beijing in 2008. In Colorado, she regularly photographs news, features and sports, with a particular interest in wildfire coverage. She also seeks out stories that converge with her interests, which include rock and ice climbing, extreme sports, nature, animals and the environment.

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Henry Dunn, 11, second from left, laughs with other acolytes as they wait outside holding palm fronds for the Palm Sunday processional to walk into Saint John’s Cathedral during Palm Sunday services in Denver on March 24, 2024. Saint John’s will hold services all week during Holy Week leading up to Easter. Easter Services will be held twice on Easter Sunday at the church as well as an Easter egg hunt for children.  (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)