Celebrating Picture This

A grey-haired wheelchair-using woman in a blue patterned t shirt receives a book from a blonde-haired woman in leopard print. A woman dressed in red stands in the background behind a moustachioed man in a flat cap.

On 12th April, we celebrated the conclusion of our fourth edition of six-week photography and writing course, Picture This, which has been running at Turner Contemporary in Margate.

“I didn’t know what to expect. The diagnosis doesn’t matter here, and I don’t have to hide it. In other places there is pressure of being on the spot. This has been accepting, which has made me happy to be involved.”

Picture This Participant, 2024
a photo of 4 books laid out, each with Picture This on the front with different images underneath
Image credit: Miriam Simmons
A plate with a tiered cake in the shape of an SLR camera with black icing and grey details.
Image credit: Jen Holland

Led by photographers Jen Holland and Miriam Simmons, and author Liz Jennings, the sessions produced extraordinary photographs and blossoming relationships between participants, artists and volunteers. 

With a showstopping camera cake baked by our volunteer, Sahara, dedicated photo books created for each of our participants, and an appearance by the newest member of the group, three-week-old Benjamin, a spectacular time was had by participants, their guests and supporters, artists and volunteers, celebrating the connections we’ve made through creativity.

“I appreciate my surroundings much more, I look at things differently. I now look at buildings and my surroundings, instead of just going from A-B. I am now more curious.”

Picture This Participant, 2024
Image credit: Jen Holland
Image credit: Picture This participant
Image credit: Jen Holland
Image credit: Jen Holland
Image credit: Picture This participant

While this series of sessions has come to a close, we are thrilled to be developing a pilot online camera club for Picture This participants from any of the courses we’ve run since 2023. Led by Liz Jennings and Miriam Simmons, alongside our dedicated team of volunteers, participants will complete independent photography exercises before coming together to share their creations each month.

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