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Amber, age 18, London
I think this image is both relevant and important even though it may not look it at first. There are a few buzzwords I would like to put down to explain why: reflection, youth, notice, affordable and ignorant. It is just an image of me and a friend in front of a shop window. But it was taken from a mobile phone camera – because you do not need expensive equipment to get a point across, use what you have. It is a reflection of youth, travelling, exploring and generally finding out what’s about through play of ignorance. We did not know our surroundings, we weren’t part of the community already in place and we had no goal. But I took the image through a reflection of a shop window to show all these things, and to show the importance of just being.

Gay Pride

Essex Youth Scrutiny Commity, aged 16-18, Essex
EYSC Members at Essex Gay Pride before we went out consulting young people about LGB issues.

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Ryan, age 17, Leeds
I am in Herbs And Dragonflies. We do things to teach people about gardening and the environment. We go to carnivals showing kids how to plant herbs. We make bird boxes, pull up weeds, plant trees, grow plants and other things too. We also add ideas to our website about growing plants and film video tips for it as well. This is a snail climbing up a wall. We do crafts to encourage people to love wildlife and not be scared of it.