blind photographers

Perusing the NYTimes recently, I ran across an article, Tag That Image, on visual bookmarking services. From the Times: “Vi.sualize.us features more variety than the other sites: anything from T-shirt designs to artsy studio shots and illustrations are likely to pop up. Since the site began in September 2007, the community has expanded to...
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We have begun a project, Seeing My Images, on our flickr group, to address, as a community, this issue of how blind photographers make their images. It is not as easy a question to answer as one might think. We are all unique in the way we use our camera. We vary in our...
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Not long ago, I heard about and joined this UK-based website, DAB Photography Online – Bringing Disabled and Able-Bodied Photographers Together. I have spent some time over the last week learning to navigate the site and to post to it. At first, I though it might replicate much of what Flickr does for me....
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I have begun compiling a list of books (and DVDs if there are any) by and/or about blind photographers. Blind Photographers, named for the flickr group for visually-impaired photographers, currently only has four titles, including Seeing Beyond Sight and Shooting Blind. Please check it out. PS Let me know if you have any additions....
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The Carrboro Commons reports on a “Blind photographer” who lives and works in the next town over. What a small world. Georg Gordon freelances for the Carrboro Citizen while I occasionally free lance for the local Chapel Hill News. If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider buying me a cup of...
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Spotted on Device Daily: Touch Sight Camera Allows The Blind To Take And Touch Photos The Touch Sight, a concept camera from Samsung, is a great stride forward for visually impaired photographers with little of no vision. Instead of an LCD screen, it has a Braiille display that can present the image in a...
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I just stumbled across this essay, Curiosity & The Blind Photographer from a blind flaneur, on “accessibility in terms of culture and cultural production.” A worthwhile read with some magnificent photos. What do you think? What is the link between accessibility and curiosity? Is access no longer a one-way street? Amartya Sen paved new...
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Our local VisionWalk, which raises money for the Foundation Fighting Blindness, is coming up in June. So I am getting serious about organizing my walking team and finding support. I would like to ask that you consider helping out your local walk in some way; with your feet, with your checkbook or even with...
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Cool. My photos have been profiled in an article in RE:UP Magazine. A few months ago, I was contacted my the photo editor of a ‘pop culture’ magazine about a possible profile of ‘blind photographers’. I did not think anyting would come of it, but I was wrong. Here is my piece from the...
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I have started a Flickr group for Flickr: Blind Photographers. If you are not familiar with Flickr, it is a photo-sharing community. This group is meant for blind and visually impaired photographers to display their work. Please check it out. Technorati tag: Blind Photographers If you find this post useful or interesting, please consider...
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