Arts and Entertainment, 1st prize
Vanessa Winship
01 April, 1997
Welsh girls pose for their picture in front of a scale model of the building where the Junior Ballroom Dancing Festival first took place. At this year's festival 2,000 young hopefuls from all over the world met to compete.
Vanessa Winship
Vanessa Winship is a photographer who works predominantly on long-term documentary projects, with a focus on portrait, landscape and reportage. She has received several awards...
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