“Step into the world through their eyes, think and feel what these women have to say.” Bonnie shares how teaching disadvantaged women photography through her international workshops can empower them and dignify their perspectives. Photography, she says, has no geographical limits, and for one of her students, it has given them “the courage to fly away”.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Bonnie Chiu moved to London in 2013 at 20 years old to complete a MSc International Relations at the London School of Economics (LSE). Bonnie co-founded Lensational on the International Women’s Day of 2013, aiming to empower women through photography. Since then, her team has expanded to 30 volunteers from 15 nationalities globally, and she alone has conducted photography workshops with 150 women and girls in Hong Kong, Myanmar and Pakistan. Bonnie has received awards for Lensational in social venture competitions globally, notably in Amsterdam, Seoul and Melbourne, and is one of the 15 students to be endorsed by the LSE for the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa, allowing her to bring her social enterprise, Lensational, to Europe. Bonnie has received global media coverage for Lensational in the Guardian in the UK, Asia Calling in Indonesia, and the Express Tribune in Pakistan.

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