Young homeless people from Waltham Forest have seen their work go on show at a new exhibition after taking part in a six-month photography project.

Five residents of YCMA’s east London hostel in Forest Road, Walthamstow, signed up to learn from world-renowned photographers in January.

Since then, under the tutelage of visual artist Othello De’Souza-Hartley, the youngsters were given the chance to photograph people and places normally inaccessible to them.

This included attending London Fashion Week, photographing a band in session at the Roundhouse in Camden and being featured in Vogue magazine.

Jamila Ford-White, 18, a resident of YMCA East London said: “It was amazing taking part in the project.

“I felt appreciated by people who did not know me and proud of myself and the people who I had this experience with.

“I am very thankful to everyone involved for inspiring us to create expressive art that we are confident to have other people view.”

The project was run by Accumul8, a social enterprise set up to empower young homeless people in London by uncovering their creative talents.

The best photographs taken by youngsters throughout the course of the project has now gone on display in an exhibition named “Moving Forward” at Kings Place, near Kings Cross.

Work on show at the exhibition was chosen by Luke Dodd, curator at Kings Place and Brett Rodgers OBE, director of The Photographers’ Gallery to go on display at the exhibition.

Mr Rodgers said: “It was a pleasure to be part of it.

“Some of the work was very impressive and demonstrated how photography can support the confidence and skills of young homeless people.”

Moving Forward will run until July 31 from 10am to 6pm daily at The Guardian, King’s Place and is free to enter.

All work on display at the exhibition is for sale, with profits being shared between the young photographers and Accumul8.