• When: Friday 6 November to Sunday 8 November 2026

  • Who: 14-17 year olds

  • Where: London (Brick Lane and surrounding areas)

  • Cost: £40

  • Closing date: Friday 11 September 2026

Join VICTA and the London Institute of Photography in vibrant Shoreditch, East London, an area now extremely popular with London’s edgy and artistic crowd, to learn how to take creative photographs in your own signature style.

What is the course about?

You will be inspired by professional photographers at the LIoP to explore the theme of ‘Self Portrait – a portrait of the self’ and ‘Perception’. You’ll learn how to create a series of photographs inspired by the constantly changing street art at Brick Lane, as well as conducting your own still life shoot on location in the studio – The Truman Brewery, a former brewery transformed into a creative hub. The second stage of the course will take you through the process of post-production and how to make your photos print ready.

What will the course cover?

You will have the opportunity to use your own camera, or a point-and-shoot-camera provided by LIoP. Themes discussed on the workshop are focussing and composition, exposure and creative techniques like light painting and working with reflections.

On the second day of the workshop, you will learn to edit your images in Adobe Lightroom to develop and apply your own signature style to the images produced during the workshop.

What else can I expect?

Our hotel is in a great location, close to The Old Truman Brewery and Spitalfields Market. When not immersed in the camera you will explore the culture and atmosphere that London has to offer. From its many tourist sights to exploring a choice of international cuisine’s.

Within the cost of the course, you will take home a printed banner displaying your fabulous photos. Plus, you will gain the Arts Award Explore qualification – an entry level 3 award, administered by VICTA.

Notes

Accommodation with breakfast is included as part of this activity package. Participants will share twin rooms with other participants. You will need additional budget for lunch and dinner as well as any other refreshments, souvenirs and the odd tube fare for when we are exploring the city.

For further information on the London Institute of Photography, please visit: Welcome to LIoP — LIoP

For information on the Arts Award and their programmes, please visit: Arts Award

Why apply?

  • Opportunity to develop photography skills – taking photos and postproduction
  • Complete an Arts Award Explore Qualification
  • Take away a 1m by 2m banner of your printed photos
  • Immerse yourself in the culture that London has to offer
  • A great opportunity to meet other visually impaired people your age
  • Grow in confidence through semi-independent travel
  • Increase your mobility and independence skills
  • Gain all of this while having a fun trip in a supportive, encouraging environment

Who can apply?

You must be:

  • Registered or registerable as blind or partially sighted
  • At least 14 years old on Friday 6 November 2026
  • Aged 17 or under on Sunday 8 November 2026
  • Physically, socially and emotionally able to take part independently in a group setting with peers of a similar age
  • Able to communicate your needs independently
  • Able to manage your own personal care
  • Able to take medication independently (if applicable)

Apply below

Apply for the 14-17 Photography Course 2025

Note for applicants completing this form
After completion, if you have successfully submitted the form, you should receive a successful submission message. If you do not it may be because you have not completed a required field. After your form has successfully gone through you will also receive notification via email. If you do not receive an email please contact the office on 01908 240 831 as there may have been a problem with your application.

Applicant details

Confirmation of vision impairment

To qualify for this activity the lead applicant (your VI child) must be either registered or registerable as blind or partially sighted (sight impaired/severely sight impaired). VICTA will ask for supporting evidence post application if we have not previously received it.

Contact details - If aged 17 or under, this section should be completed by a parent/guardian

Independence skills

Please indicate your level of independence in the following areas by selecting your response and giving details if the assistance is required.
In order to ensure that activities are adequately staffed we need full and accurate information about all participants. Please note we reserve the right to refuse admission to the activity or ask a participant to leave the activity if the information given proves inaccurate or the conduct of the participant reaches an unacceptable level.

General information

The overall theme of this activity is about having fun, but we would like you to gain confidence and develop life skills through a programme of leisure, cultural and social activities. To help us plan our activities and staffing levels please describe your ability in the following areas:

Photographs and filming

Declaration, privacy and consent

To be signed by the applicant or a responsible person. This form has been completed accurately and I undertake to update VICTA should any of the information in this form change.
a. I agree to/for my child to take part in VICTA's activity and have read all the information sent to me.
b. I acknowledge the need to/for my child to behave responsibly at all times during the activity.
c. I confirm that this form has been completed accurately and I undertake to update VICTA's organisers should any information contained on the form or personal circumstances change.
d. In the event of an emergency/accident, I consent to emergency medical treatment, which may include the use of anaesthetics.
e. In order to ensure that activities are adequately staffed we need full and accurate information about all participants. Please note we reserve the right to refuse admission to the activity or ask a participant to leave the activity if the information given proves inaccurate or the conduct of the participant reaches an unacceptable level.
f. We understand that some young people will use Whatsapp at home and each home has their own rules on technology. It is likely that your child will meet others on a VICTA activity that they’d like to stay in touch with. While we do not encourage the use of Whatsapp before the age of 16, we do encourage connections and friendships. We ask that if your child is coming on a VICTA activity and they use Whatsapp regularly to remind them their behaviour and language follows the expectations that we have when meeting in person – polite, courteous, and inclusive at all times. If you have any questions surrounding this, please contact the Activities Team on [email protected]
g. By signing this form you consent to VICTA using the information supplied for the purpose of administering the named event. All the information will be treated in the strictest of confidence and made available only to those staff working with the participant. We may need to share your details with third party suppliers in relation to this activity. Contact information will be retained and used for marketing of other relevant services.
h. I give consent for VICTA to carry out the following in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations as supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018 and related laws and to store my personal information on VICTA's database and/or any other suitable system.

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