This month sees the opening of a new photographic exhibition exploring the lives of people from different communities.

INdisposable Edinburgh will present a surprising snapshot of life in Edinburgh seen through the eyes of 50 people. The exhibition aims to highlight the positive and negative issues of integration and marginalisation from the perspective of homelessness, mental health problems, ex-young offenders, faith groups and migration.

The exhibition is part of British Council’s Leap of Faith Together (LoFT) project which is based around the simple idea that designing and working as a team on a project allows individuals to find out about one another, breaking down barriers of ethnicity, faith, and other cultural and social divides.

Eight volunteers worked as a team to recruit 50 ‘photographers’ who were then given a disposable camera and asked to take some pictures of people and places that were important to them.

The exhibition features a selection of these photographs with an explanation of the stories behind the pictures. The project was an opportunity for the group not only to develop their photographic skills but to learn how to use it as a medium to send a message to the world.

INdisposable Edinburgh runs from 22 March - 5 April at Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh.

If you’d like more information on the exhibition or the LoFT project contact telephone +44 (0) 131 524 5738 or e-mail alison.jeffrey@britishcouncil.org