Month: May 2026

Sulgrave Club 100 years

Exhibition, Photography Exhibition

EXHIBITION OPENING: Friday 26 June 2026 | 6–9 PM (By Invitation Only)
Press Preview: Friday 26 June 2026 | 3–4 PM

PUBLIC OPEN DAYS: Saturday 27 June 2026 | 2–8 PM
Sunday 28 June 2026 | 12–4 PM

Venue: Sulgrave Club, 287 Goldhawk Road, London W12 8EU

On 26 June 2026, one of London’s last surviving historic youth clubs, the Sulgrave Club in Shepherd’s Bush, marks a remarkable milestone: 100 years of youth engagement, community, and heritage. Founded a century ago in the shadow of the First World War, the club was born from a need to support a generation of young people whose lives had been upended by global conflict. Over the decades that followed, it became a sanctuary for Shepherd’s Bush youth and a quiet witness to British cultural history — its halls witnessing everything from visits by Prince Philip and Princess Anne to the early days of two members of The Who, who were club members long before they became rock icons.

To celebrate this centenary, the building is being transformed into a multi-floor art gallery, taking visitors on a journey through time. We are proud to be at the heart of this celebration.

Lens on a Century: Youth Photographers Exhibition

As part of the exhibition Sulgrave Club 100 Years, we partnered with the Sulgrave Club to run a documentary photojournalism project with local young people. Mentored by the Photojournalism Hub, these young photographers have spent months capturing the intersection of modern life and the club’s historic legacy — and their work forms a major showcase at the heart of the exhibition. This project reflects everything we believe in: giving young people a professional platform, a journalistic lens, and the tools to document their own world with confidence and purpose.

The exhibition is curated by Cinzia D’Ambrosi — award-winning photojournalist, founder and director of the Photojournalism Hub, and a Shepherd’s Bush local. Alongside the youth photography, Cinzia will present a curated selection of her own work, capturing the contemporary soul and social fabric of the community. Together, these elements weave social history with high-impact documentary photography into a cohesive and powerful whole.

“Transforming this historic space into a living gallery is about more than just looking back. It is an immersive experience where the walls of the Sulgrave Club tell a story of resilience and community. By integrating the raw, honest work of the Photojournalism Hub, we are connecting a century of local history with the contemporary perspectives of the youth who will shape the next hundred years.” — Cinzia D’Ambrosi, Curator

Exhibition Highlights

  • A multi-floor transformation where the architecture of the Sulgrave Club becomes the canvas for the exhibition
  • Archival displays and heritage narratives charting the club’s 100-year impact on the Shepherd’s Bush community
  • Lens on a Century: a photography showcase by local youth photographers, mentored by the Photojournalism Hub
  • A curated selection of photography by Cinzia D’Ambrosi, featuring portraits of former and current club members

The exhibition is free and open to the public on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June. We hope to see you there.
For media enquiries, interview requests, or high-resolution images, please contact Cinzia at centenary@thesulgraveclub.org.uk or cinzia@photojournalismhub.org.

Notes to editors

About the Sulgrave Club Located in the heart of Shepherd’s Bush, the Sulgrave Club has provided a vital space for youth support, community engagement and social connection for a century.www.thesulgraveclub.org.uk
www.thesulgraveclub.org.uk

About the Photojournalism Hub Photojournalism Hub is a Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to using documentary photography as a tool for social change. It provides training, community photojournalism projects and publishing, and a platform for sharing independent, courageous and powerful photojournalism and documentary photography. www.photojournalismhub.org

About Cinzia D’Ambrosi Cinzia D’Ambrosi is a multi-award-winning curator and photojournalist known for her work on social issues and human rights. Her vision for the Sulgrave Centenary focuses on the intersection of heritage and modern documentary practice. www.cinziadambrosi.com

High-Resolution Images A selection of high-resolution images from the exhibition is available for media use upon request. To request images or an interview with the curator or featured photographers, please contact Cinzia cinzia@photojournalismhub.org

Press Contact

Cinzia D’Ambrosi
Centenary Project Manager
Founder and Director, Photojournalism Hub
Email: centenary@thesulgraveclub.org.uk
Website: www.photojournalismhub.org | www.thesulgraveclub.org.uk

The Photojournalism Hub’s participation in this project has been supported by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham through the King Charles III Coronation Youth Fund

IN FOCUS: Adam Docker and Igor Chekachkov

IN FOCUS, Uncategorized

To book a place: HERE

This June, as part of Refugee Week, IN FOCUS brings together two photographers whose work explores what it means to endure displacement, uncertainty, and survival and the human stories that exist beyond the headlines.
Join us for an evening with Igor Chekachkov and Adam Docker, two photographers documenting lives shaped by conflict, movement, and resilience from deeply personal and unexpected perspectives. Through his powerful project 100 Days of War, Igor documents the emotional reality of war in Ukraine, capturing fragments of daily life, fear, tenderness, and survival during moments of upheaval. His images move beyond reportage, revealing the psychological weight of living through conflict and the fragile humanity that persists within it. Alongside this work, Adam Docker will present photographs made while travelling through refugee camps in Kenya with veterinary teams working on the frontlines of humanitarian aid. His work uncovers a rarely seen aspect of displacement: the vital relationship between people and animals in refugee communities, and how protecting livestock and pets can mean protecting livelihoods, health, dignity, and hope.
Though working in different environments, both photographers ask urgent questions about care, survival, and connection in times of crisis. Together, their work reminds us that stories of displacement are never abstract, they are intimate, layered, and deeply human.
Join us for an evening of photography, conversation, and reflection on the realities of conflict, refuge, and the resilience of people rebuilding life in impossible circumstances.

Adam Docker – is a photographer and cinematographer working across fine art, documentary, and portrait. His work is shaped by a cinematic eye, grounded in instinct, light, and human connection. Based in london but shaped by journeys through more than 90 countries, his photography captures striking human stories, intimate moments, and evocative landscapes from around the world.
For Adam Docker, photography is not merely a visual medium; it is a profound exploration of humanity and culture. his images are a testament to his understanding of composition, storytelling and emotion. Adam grew up between London and Rome, deeply influenced by his italian roots and a large extended family. His father was tragically shot dead when Adam was just ten years old. although they never met, his father’s legacy left a deep imprint and instilled in adam a deep sense of resilience, justice, and identity. these themes form the foundation of his creative work. Fuelled by a childlike curiosity and an insatiable desire for knowledge, Adam has always been fascinated by other cultures, histories, and the ever-changing landscapes that unfold beyond a window. this constant sense of wonder drives him to seek out the unfamiliar, to observe, to listen, and to translate what he discovers into imagery that feels both intimate and universal. “I want to catch something in the act and see how it becomes something else.”
Adam is a two-time winner of the British Journal of Photography’s Portrait of Britain award (2021 and 2025), and recipient of the Portrait of Humanity award (2021 and 2023). His work has also been recognised by LensCulture and The Independent Photographer.

Igor Chekachkov – When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, I was forced to leave my hometown, Kharkiv and go to the West of the country. From the very first day, I began to put together photographs and notes in a small notebook, creating a personal record of war and displacement from the inside. What originally stemmed from an intuitive desire to document my experience of war and uncertainty, developed into something broader: a reflection on the notions of home, identity, and displacement. Whilst the work literally describes the sudden evacuation of my family and the consequences of a brutal Russian attack, it also seeks to question the language of photography itself, and its limitations in documenting, representing and affecting conflict.
This deeply personal visual chronicle became 100 Days of War, a project that explores the tension between memory and documentation, the limits of photographic truth, and the search for meaning in the face of destruction

IN FOCUS is presented by the Photojournalism Hub in collaboration with  Riverside Studios, bringing to the public compelling and thought-provoking contemporary documentary photography and photojournalism.