SHINE Merton

This year’s @shinecameraclub theme honours community trailblazers across Merton, captured through powerful portraits taken by young photographers aged just 8–10 years old.

You can see these portraits being displayed at The Wimbledon Qualifiers!

Our featured photographers and their inspiring portrait subjects include:

• Laura Rozanka – Mrs Celia Dawson OBE (Headteacher, Cricket Green School & Chair, Mitcham Town Community Trust)

• Oliver Reterski – Fiona Razvi (Founder, Wimbledon Book Festival)

• Jasmine-Sky Nampiima – Julie Noel (Manager, Canons House & Vestry Hall)

• Lucy Churchill – Cindy Sasha (Creative Producer & Community Worker) and Diana Sterck (CEO, Sustainable Merton)

• Sherwin Wickramasinghe Welahettige – Fran Chabrel (Former Community Engagement Manager, Polka Theatre)

• Jakob Lee-Bloom – Andrew Alty (Green Arts Centre Manager, Playwright & Theatre Director)

• Wyn Koroma – Elly Jackson / La Roux (Singer/Songwriter)

• Reon-Olly Appiah-Koduah – Blondey McCoy (Skateboarder & Designer)

• Charlotte Robertson – Ulrika Hogberg (Head of Community Strategy, All England Lawn Tennis Club)

Thank you to @catchcameras @rapideye.darkroom @elyswimbledon for being huge supporters!