A morning (15 May 2023) in brilliant sunshine at Madron Primary School in west Cornwall – talking about a refugee’s life and learning a few words of Arabic. A stunning view overlooking Mount’s Bay from the playground in this tiny school – scooters lined up here in the bike rack. Rawda Alater spoke about her […]

A wonderful afternoon at the Hall for Cornwall to round off this season’s THROUGH MY LENS workshops. A splendid cream tea – and a chance to meet the Royal Cornwall Hospital’s Communications Team member Adrian Pennington, who is going to make a film about our workshops and the photos taken. Watch this space for more. […]

Keen filmmaker Peter Jacob, who has been attending our photography workshops for international nurses in Cornwall. Peter arrived in Cornwall at the end of last year to work at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. He is originally from the Phillipines – and keeps video diaries of his thoughts and experience in the UK.  Here he […]

Our sixth workshop with international NHS workers at the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske, took us to Penzance. We were unlucky with the weather! But escaped the rain at Penlee House Gallery where we saw familiar paintings. Some depicted scenes we later photographed when the sun (just) started to shine! Our new project – Through My […]

A wonderful day today (9 March 2023) at St Mary’s Primary School, Penzance, with Rawda Alater originally from Syria, who came to the UK as a refugee about six years ago. Rawda told students (of all ages) how it was to experience war, and have to leave your own country. She answered questions – however […]

A short film about Mirabela, originally from Romania, who now lives in Helston, Cornwall, with her family. Mirabela tells her story  – and explains why she and her husband came to the UK, how her children coped with a new language and new education system. And how they built a new life. Click here to […]