Shine Photography Exhibition 2026 - in collaboration with Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation
This year marks the 5th anniversary of Shine Camera Club, the much-loved creative programme helping children from disadvantaged backgrounds discover confidence, creativity and self-expression through photography. To celebrate this milestone year, Shine Camera is proud to announce an exciting new international collaboration with the Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation in India.
This year’s landmark celebration introduces a cross-cultural exchange with the CPB Prism programme, the grassroots educational wing of Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation, which promotes lens-based arts education for underserved communities. Through online workshops and creative dialogue, children in Mitcham and Chennai have connected through photography and storytelling, sharing their communities, surroundings and perspectives.
Uday Gnanadason from Chennai Photo Biennale Foundation said:
“We partnered with Shine Merton this year to build a meaningful exchange between the children we work with in India and those they support in the UK. The intention was to bridge differences in learning experiences through a shared creative process, using photography and storytelling as common ground. Cindy Sasha has been instrumental in making this happen and we are very grateful for this opportunity, which we are treating as a pilot project for future collaborations.”
Students involved in the Chennai programme reflected on photography’s impact:
“Photography has changed the way I see my surroundings. I now notice the small details.” - Esther, Grade 8
“I dream of becoming a professional photographer one day.” - Pugazhini, Grade 5
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