Snapshot of a strange land

many arrived as unaccompanied minors

Imagine arriving in Britain as a teenage asylum seeker, completely alone.

That's what happened to many of the young photographers whose work features in an exhibition in Spitalfields in East London.

The photographs have been taken by teenage refugees, between the ages of 12 and 18.

Many of them arrived in Britain as unaccompanied minors, and their pictures tell the story of how they cope with a changed life in thsi country.

Our reporter Nick Thatcher has been finding out more.

click here to see Nick Thatcher's report in full

The exhibition is at the Spitz Gallery, 109 Commercial Street, Old Spitalfields Market, London, E1 from 12 noon to 5 until Sunday. It will tour the country from October.

click here to visit the website of the exhibition organisers