That was what we asked of these youngsters from Syria, some of our #NewScots who are making homes and building their lives here. In a joint project with artist Leena Nammari, the Stills photography folk and the SCRAN archive people at Historic Environment Scotland this energetic crew delved into Edinburgh's history, and explored ideas of their place in the city.

Title image and photo above by Tom Duffin

On 6 December they launched their exhibition at Stills gallery where could show off the work for their Arts Awards project to their proud parents. The ten weeks has gone by in a whirlwind of archive visits, taking shots with "proper" cameras out in the streets, darkroom jiggerypokery, printing malarkey and gallery visits, and it was great for the kids to see their work up on display.

We did some work creating Then/Now images using old images from the SCRAN archive and Scotsman Publications which involved the kids finding the exact standpoint of the original photographer and capturing what the scene looks like now.

You could call it Lost and Found Edinburgh.

Photo: Diline Abushaban

Apart from all the fun they've had, the kids from Multi-Cultural Family Base also received real recognition for their efforts. The whole Recapture project is underpinned by the Arts Award, allowing all participants to gain a recognised qualification within a framework to discover heritage, develop arts practice and grow skills. Thanks to Sarah at SeeThinkMake, Jackie at SCRAN, Claire at Stills and the inexhaustible Leena for being Auntie to so many delightful new Scots and for making it all happen.

Tom Duffin, Photographer, December 2019.

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Children from our Safe Haven project took part in the Recapture project over 10 weeks and launched their exhibtion on 6 December. You can visit their exhibition in the Library room at Stills Gallery from now until 12 January 2020. Please call Stills Gallery on 0131 622 6200 in advance of your visit to ensure access to the room, which at times is used for workshops.