The exhibition Snap Happy!, and its related publication Whippersnappers (Four Corners Books, 2026), explores the history of children as photographers. From post-war camera clubs to magazines and photobooks designed for young people, the exhibition traces photography’s movement from elite pastime to accessible and popular hobby.

Join Annebella Pollen and Alan Dein for what is sure to be an enjoyably warm conversation related to children's unique perspective of the world around them through photography, and the context for this from the 1880s to the coming of  digital cameras.

Annebella Pollen is Professor of Visual and Material Culture at University of Brighton, UK, where she researches undervalued archives and untold stories in art and design history. She is curator of the exhibition Snap Happy: How Children Became Photographers at The Photographers’ Gallery and author of Whippersnappers: How Children Became Photographers, 2026, Four Corners Books. 

Alan Dein is is an oral historian and award-winning radio documentary maker. He has a broadcasting career that spans over 25 years, focusing on oral history and forgotten narratives.