PHOTOGRAPHS taken by teenagers to change perceptions about their estate have gone on display in Oxford.

A selection of pictures taken by young people living in Rose Hill have been mounted at the café at Modern Art Oxford, in Pembroke Street, in the city centre.

The exhibition, called Art in Rose Hill, also includes images of street lights which were created by the estate's residents in the run-up to Christmas.

The street lights were shot by professional photographer Abi Johnson, and show festive decorations made by families and community groups.

After the lights were constructed, more than 40 people took part in a tour of the estate, which was organised with the aim of making people feel more positive about their neighbourhood.

In October, 75 passengers from Rose Hill also took part in an open-top bus tour of undiscovered Oxford. All three schemes were funded by a £17,000 modern art grant.

Artist Katy Beinart said Modern Art Oxford had applied for more funding to keep the project, called Parallel Worlds, going for another three years.

Ms Beinart said: "The exhibition is partly to celebrate all the people that have joined in the art project in Rose Hill this year.

"It is also to show the young peoples' work. They really enjoyed using the different equipment, learning what they can do with it. To get their work on show is a brilliant opportunity."

Ms Beinart joined the teenagers on the estate last month to teach them about different types of cameras and various ways of looking at an image.

She said: "The exhibition gives people a different view of Rose Hill. All of the photographs have a different outlook.

"Some are quite expected, and others of things which you would not necessarily expect to see in Rose Hill, for example the river and the nature reserve.

"They are quite striking pictures, and they are quite varied. Some are long-shot landscapes and there are others which are urban details."

Jordan Hearne, 13, from Nowell Road, one of the teenagers whose work is exhibited, said: "Hopefully the photos will show another side to Rose Hill and that it can actually be a good place."

The photographs will remain on display until Sunday, June 29.