Schmitz investigates how these activities filters our understanding and her work often makes us question our preconceptions of nature.
Today, Schmitz regularly holds exhibitions in Scandinavia and in France and her pictures have been published world-wide in National Geographic.
Helene Schmitz's work is represented at The Swedish Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm.
In 2007, A Passion for Systems - Linnaeus and the Dream of Order also received a diploma from The Royal Swedish Library (Kungliga Biblioteket) and Swedish Book Art (Svensk Bokkonst), the award was given with the motivation "Beautiful photographs and a design that creates a serene context".
In 2014 Schmitz was a finalist in the international photography competition "Prix de la Photo Camera Clara".