A young cancer survivor from Wimbledon has been photographed by a celebrity photographer as part of a cancer awareness campaign for a national charity.

Julie Eberhardt, was one of six young people from around the UK picked by CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, to take part in the shoot.

The 18-year-old was photographed by Richard Young, who made his name photographing the likes of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Joan Collins, Kate Moss, Angelina Jolie, Andy Warhol, Marvin Gaye, Mick Jagger and Stevie Wonder.

The photos were taken for a month-long awareness drive from the charity called #NoFilter4Cancer which aims to reveal the ‘hidden costs’ of cancer for young people in body image, self-care and mental health.

Julie received the shock diagnosis of Lymphoma (Non-Hodgkin’s Large B-Cell) in September 2016. She began treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital and was supported by one of the charity's workers.

Julie made the big decision to shave off her hair on her 18th birthday, which she said was "liberating" as she finally accepted her illness.

She said: “I lost a lot of confidence in myself as hair was one of my strong points in having confidence, and I went from losing weight to gaining twice as much. I still have scars from some of the operations, and will always have them. It is now what helps me get stronger more and more every day, as every time I see them, I think to myself that, if I got through cancer, I can get through anything.”

Now in remission, Julie is keen to give something back to the charity by raising awareness to help other young people. She said: "Having my photo taken by Richard made me feel special and boosted the confidence that I had lost. It also felt amazing to help raise awareness to this cruel disease that affect much more than people may know.

"I was so glad to take part in this. I think that helping raise awareness and participating in a campaign like this is the least I could do to give back after what I have been through. "And I hope that it will help other patients feel hopeful and confident about themselves and their treatments"

Richard Young said: “Throughout my career I have photographed many celebrities, however this CLIC Sargent campaign has been by far the most important job of my photographic life.”

Kate Lee, Chief Executive at CLIC Sargent, said: “Together with young people like (Julie), we are exposing the hidden costs of cancer and talk about what life really looks like for them. This campaign gives young people the power to explore body image and mental health issues and tell it how it is, unfiltered.”

For more information about #NoFilter4Cancer campaign search for CLIC Sargent on social media or go to www.clicsargent.org.uk