# Snap Happy! How Children Became Photographers

Snap Happy! How Children Became Photographers at The Photographers' Gallery, Friday 30 October 2026, until 21 Feb.

- Price: £12–14
- Venue: The Photographers' Gallery, Ramillies Street 16-18, W1F 7LW London
- Get tickets: https://www.fourcornersbooks.co.uk/books/whippersnappers/
- Go to page: https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/snap-happy-how-children-became-photographers

![Snap Happy! How Children Became Photographers](https://noky.io/images/bd55cd9863d941aafa46f3d6b3192f94d37b1adc091ba80c0f6e221a462be9c0-1200.webp)

Snap Happy! How Children Became Photographers is an exhibition at The Photographers' Gallery that explores the history of children as photographers. Curated by Annebella Pollen, Professor of Visual and Material Culture at the University of Brighton, it traces photography's movement from elite pastime to popular hobby through photographs and archives. The show features camera clubs, magazines, photobooks, advertising, manuals, comics and toys, celebrating the creativity and distinctive perspectives of generations of young photographers.

## Dates

- Wednesday 14 October until 21 Feb — The Photographers' Gallery

Written by a model, sources: [thephotographersgallery.org.uk](https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/snap-happy-how-children-became-photographers)

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