The Blind Photographer
The blind photographer cannot see a butterfly perched perfectly still on a flower, a bowl of sweet-smelling fruit, or a child's rattle on a darkened floor, but the mind's eye is sharply focused. How then do blind or partially sighted people capture such extraordinary images? The photographs in this revelatory book suggest a deeper truth: that blindness is itself a kind of seeing, and that those who can see are often blind to the strangeness and beauty of the world around them. As the blind photographer Evgen Bavcar writes: “Photography must belong to the blind, who in their daily existence have learned to become the masters of camera obscura”. Through the photographs of more than fifty blind or partially sighted people from around the world, this exhilarating book — the first to explore this phenomenon in all its vibrancy and diversity — will make you see differently.
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Gooding Mel (Article author), Borges Jorge Luis (Article author), Rothenstein Julian (Designer), McWilliam Candia Frances Juliet (Preface)
Angeles Edgar, Tao Ma, Pacheco Jose Manuel, Soriano Ana, Fabian Miguel, Waite Gary, Qi Li, Ramos Aaron, Melendez Alicia, Jimenez Ramon, Villalba Axel, Barrera Hilda, Bush Tanvir, Smithen Mickel, Reynoso Pedro Ruben, Hernandez Berenice, Fernandez Ana Maria, Martinez Palmira, Loranca Alberto, Allison Harley, Larsen-Daw Matt, Walthier Bill, Ortiz Ruben, Martinez Marco Antonio, Carranza Ana Lilia, Slyfield Edward, Romero Eduardo, Leask Ian, Jogi Satvir, Green Ever, Shuang Li Yan, Cunningham Paul, Bavcar Evgen, Lal Pranav, Miranda Pedro, Munoz Jose Sebastian, Garcia Jesus David, Apolinar Daniel, Nigenda Gerardo, Aguilar Jashivi Osuna, Williams Ramona Quacy, Pragati, Naik Shivam, Tamboli Fahim, Ling Jin, Sorchini Abraham, Lyer Dharmarajan, Shirsat Rahul, Raminez Gerardo, Mercado Jose Luis, Gaoshan Fu
New York City
2016
160 pages
9781616895235
Available on request
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