Service Children Support Network - RAF Benevolent Fund

‘Through the Eyes
of a Service Child’
The 2012 SCSN
Photographic Competition
We had an excellent response to the SCSN photography competition, ‘Through the Eyes of a
Service Child,’ which was launched earlier this year in collaboration with the Royal Air Force
Museum. The judges, Iain Duncan, a photographer from the Department of Collections
Management at the Royal Air Force Museum, Christine Druce from See Saw Oxford and Jenny
Green OBE had a real challenge in selecting the winners. The photographs submitted, varied
greatly in subject matter, each revealing an insight into the life of a Service Child. The single flower
on a barren tree, perhaps, symbolises this point. Christine Druce from See Saw Oxford
commented, “It is clear that, in many cases, participants had put a lot of careful consideration into
how they wanted to convey their message. As a result, the images were a moving and thoughtprovoking
portrayal of ‘life as seen through the eyes of a service child’.” Similarly, Jenny Green
noted, “I was struck by how poignant the photos were and how even some very young children
captured the emotional impact of dad's service life on the family. It was a privilege to see the
photos.”
The winning photographs will be displayed to the public in the Royal Air Force Museum, London.
The winners of the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd place in all four categories will be awarded a generous selection
of prizes from the Royal Air Force Museum shop. All 12 winners will be invited to a prize giving
ceremony at the Royal Air Force Museum London, on 24 August 2012, where they will be able to
view their photographs on display. The winning images will then be published in the Service
Children Support Network’s calendar for 2012, raising valuable funds for the charities, ‘Red, White
and Blue Day’ and ‘The Forces Children’s Trust.’ Keith Ifould, Director of Commercial Services at
the Royal Air Force Museum commented: The Service Children Support Network provides valuable
support to educational professionals who work with Service Children, enabling such children to
reach their full potential in the classroom whilst at the same time providing practical help and
advice to the partners of active serving personnel. Accordingly, I am very happy for the Royal Air
Force Museum to lend its support to the Service Children Support Network in the promotion of its
annual photography competition, and the subsequent creation of its 2013 calendar, in support of a
number of charities work.
SCSN would also like to take this opportunity to thank the judges for giving up their valuable time
and also the Royal Air Force Museum for their support.