Wish You Were Here! 

​Photography Project for Young People in North Devon
​​February Half Term 2026

Wish You Were Here! (WYWH) is a unique creative project exploring the North Devon Coast National Landscape through experimental photography.  Making connections through creativity with friends, families and likeminded people all around the world.

Open to young people aged between 10 - 15 and free to take part.

Based at Croyde and Baggy Point, we will spend four sessions over the February half term 2026,

• Exploring the coastline and recording the landscape around us using digital cameras and alternative photographic processes.
• Inspired by postcards and landscape photographers, we will create beautiful images which we can use to tell our story of the land.
• We will then create our own postcards which will be exhibited and shared with others around the world.

To apply to take part, see further information and application form below.  We value unique perspectives and experiences and particularly welcome applications from young people from global families.

applications close 9pm Sunday 1 February 2026

2026 Project dates:
Wednesday 18 February
Thursday 19 February
Friday 20 February
​Saturday 21 February

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APPLICATIONS CLOSE 9pm SUNDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2026 - SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE FOR THE APPLICATION FORM
​Please note that we are happy to accept audio or video applications - see note in application form.

Apply now if you are aged between 10 and 15 years old and you would like to:

1. be a part of an innovative arts project where you take the lead
2. make friends with other creative young people
3. explore the North Devon Coast at Croyde & Baggy Point
4. experiment with digital photography and cameraless photography techniques
5. express yourself using photography, creative writing, and art.
6. explore your creativity, develop your skills, learn by doing
7. ​make connections with friends, family & likeminded people in other countries
   
8. exhibit your work to local and worldwide audiences sharing your experiences and your art with friends, relatives and strangers around the world.

Thanks to funding from the North Devon Coast National Landscape Sustainable Development Fund it is FREE for you to take part in this project.  No experience necessary and cameras will be provided.​

About Us - WYWH Project Leaders
We both hold enhanced DBS clearance & public liability insurance

CAROLE EVANS 
​www.caroleevans.co.uk
I am a socially engaged artist who tells stories using photography and (more recently) textiles. I have a keen interest in enabling communities to use creative means to tell their story; my own personal practice tells stories of real people, either historically or in the present; and has been described as “little lives telling a global story” (Robin Titchner, Photobook Reviewer). A recent project follows a period as artist in residence at the Bucks Mills Cabin, where I produced lumen prints, photographs, rubbings and a quilt which documented the objects left in the cabin and the stories within. I am also Learning & Engagement Manager at The Burton at Bideford, where I oversee the outreach programme and build relationships with community groups. I am experienced in managing projects, particularly in collaboration with others.

​MANDI MCCORMACK 
​www.amandamccormack.co.uk
I am a freelance photographer, community artist and project manager. My personal creative focus is socially engaged photography and site-specific visual arts. I have a passion for facilitating arts learning and development for people of all ages and abilities. My work is inspired by the communities and natural environments around me. I am currently exploring immersive environmental art practices as wellness activities for those who feel unseen by their communities and disconnected from the environments around them. 

For more information please get in touch with us by email at [email protected] and to apply, complete the application form below:

All information provided will be safeguarded in line with our privacy policy and only used for the purposes of this project.

Closing date for applications, 9pm Sunday 1 February 2026
Successful applicants will be notified by 5 February 2026.

There are 10 places available.

No previous experience is necessary. 
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The project team will shortlist participants based on your interest and motivation to take part and on building a diverse and inclusive creative team.

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