We are proud to present The Children of Vision John Blakemore Award for Extraordinary Teaching of Photography to Young People.

We are delighted to announce the recipient of the award, Genia Valla.

Her inspired, insightful, playful and committed approach to teaching photography to children is demonstrated beautifully through the memorable images by her students.

Congratulations Genia!

The award is generously supported by the celebrated British photographer John Blakemore. John is one of the patrons of Children of Vision, as well as an influential photography teacher.

Have a look at some of the wonderful images by Genia’s students, many of which have been appreciated and commented on by our special guests from the world of art and culture, including Simon Roberts, prof. Raoul Eshelman, Michal Iwanowski and Ayishat Akanbi.