A formerly homeless photographer has been awarded a scholarship to an art college after being recognised for her work on homelessness.

Lisalouise MacGregor, 21, is currently living in supported accommodation in Greenwich run by a youth homelessness charity, Depaul UK.

After her charity support worker encouraged her to take on a photography course, her work was recognised in an exhibition by Ravensbourne College in north Greenwich.

Miss MacGregor's photos were displayed in a photo series called 'Displacement' at a private viewing on Thursday (May 17). 

After impressing with her photos, Miss MacGregor was awarded the full scholarship - funded by Brickworks estate agents - to study design and digital media at Ravensbourne.

When she received the news she had been offered a scholarship, Miss MacGregor said: "I’ve always wanted to do this. When I experienced the major part of my homelessness, I was applying for uni. So, this is meant to be. I didn’t go to uni because of homelessness and now it’s just come back around because of homelessness.

“Depaul has helped me a lot. They found the photography course for me. It wasn’t easy but he [her support worker] didn’t just give up. He actually found an activity that suited me. During the course he was always asking me for updates and wanted to know how it was going.

“I feel like I want to go to university tomorrow. Before, I’d be sitting there thinking, ‘I don’t have a house. I don’t have this. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I don’t have a job’. Now it’s OK.”