The Blind Buzz on Photography

Please also refer to my
Blind Photography Web Page for more resources on blind photography.

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My recent blind photography slide shows on
YouTube visigoth999 channel

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  Dark November
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  Water and Wood
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  Near to Sunset
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  The Mystery of Clouds
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  Into Autumn

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Blind photographer takes aim at life – karene203m – Sue McLeod, a Sygney woman, uses her other senses to frame her shots.

Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers – Neil Leifer – Huffington Post – this 30-minute documentary features Pete Eckert, Bruce Hall, and Henry Butler.

[Book] Journeys Through Darkness | By Alina Oswald, Photographs by Kurt Weston – this is the story of Kurt Weston, a long-term AIDS survivor and legally blind fine art photographer.

“Miracle of Sight,” photography by people who were once blind but can now see – Denver Post – Saturday-Nov. 24. Reception: 7-10 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $35, $25 in advance. Appetizers, wine and a silent auction is included. The photographers have had corneal transplants.

Partho Bhowmick’s Blind with Camera Photography School launches its Beyond Sight exhibition at Liverpool Cathedral – Liverpool Arts – Entertainment – Liverpool Daily Post – exhibition goe on until December 3rd.

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APH InSights 2010 – Dog’s Eye View – while the Lighthouse exhibition, Insights Art Exhibition, is taking a break this year, the author will enter the APH exhibition, innovatively called Insights 2010.

Art That Reveals Our Need for Grace – Her.meneutics – comments on some films about disabled photographers, including ‘
Dark Light‘, which features Pete Eckert and Bruce Hall.

ArtFirst! promotes artists with disabilities, welcomes hospital visitors and raises money for the new facility – ArtFirst! at the University Medical Center at Princeton.

[Video] Blind Photography Documentary – "Out of Darkness" — Kickstarter – a project in Mexico in 2006 to teach photography to a group of blind people. The photography may be of bvalue in its own right, but it was used as a confidence builder to enable participants to take their place more firmly in society. Funds needed to improve the quality of the finished film. Spanish language with English subtitles.

"Dunnville’s blind musician" – Dunnville Chronicle – Ontario, CA – obituary to Wilson Amos Brooks, who was not only a dedicated musician but also for many years owned a photo studio and took photographs for weddings and the local paper.

Legally blind photographer sees the world differently | www.beaumontenterprise.com – Local – for Ralf Mims, the best part of a trip is looking at the photos on a large computer monitor when he gets home. He has retinal dystrophy, which has similar effects to macular degeneration.

New Digital Lifestyle – information about Lisa Murphy, a photographer with a CNIB certificate in tactile graphics, who has published a book called ‘Tactile Mind’, erotica for blind people with raised graphics.

One man’s journey of sight loss | Action for Blind People Blog – among Toby Davey’s achievements in life, he has a degree in photography.

Online Photography Courses Roundup » Photography Bay | Digital Camera Reviews, News and Resources

Sight of Emotion introductory video – the aims of this project, which operates in Mexico (soundtrack in English). Also visit
Sight of Emotion Web Site

Turn your iPhone into a camera for iPad | iPad Application Developer – a very expensive way of adding a 3-megapixel camera to your iPad.

[Video] Understanding pictures in vision and touch | Lecturecasts [flexibility, accessibility, diversity] | Centre for Teaching and Learning | UTSC – Understanding pictures in vision and touch: Lines, perspectives and metaphors from cave art to the present.

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You might find today’s offering a bit off-centre,as there are topics here such as tactile graphics and synaesthesia. I hope readers will find these interesting and relevant.

Books from National Braille Press

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  Noah’s Ark – print, Braille and tactile pictures
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  Because Pictures Matter – A Guide to Using, Finding, and Creating Tactile Imagery for Blind Children. by Deborah Kent
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  Pathfinder Cards: Mazes
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  Touch and Learn Tactile Activity Book

Bruce Hall and Corinne Marinnan open our eyes to Blind Photography! – describes a presentation of the film "Dark Light" where Bruce Hall was present.

Kate Moss in a veil and other fashion photos by Albert Watson « Utopia Parkway – Albert Watson’s exhibition in Brussels is mostly 80s/90s fashion photography.

Multisensory Perception – Yasmin List Blog – notes on synaesthesia.

New technology editor, Peter op ‘t Hof, for ECO: On blindness and the arts] – accessibleimage – FreeLists – research topic suggestions welcome at the site.

http://www.blindnessandarts.com/

Photography Assignment #64 – Zoo Photography – Liz’s Photography Blog – just for fun, photograph an animal you wouldn’t normally get the chance to come across.

[PDF] Tactile Picture Books in Sweden – explains the basics of tactile books, the importance of pictures in child development, how to read tactile picture books production methods and gives information about the Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille. English language.

[Book] Wednesday Is Indigo Blue – Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia by Richard E. Cytowic and David M. Eagleman

YASMIN, moderated list for art-science-technology interactions around the Mediterranean Rim. Mostly in English.

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[Video] A Sense of Sight – The New York Times – John Dugdale explains the process he now uses as a blind photographer.

Adorama announces the APPOS, the first annual iPhone App Awards for Photography : Picture Business – iPhone app and iPhone photo contests.

APH Insights 2010: Call for Entries | Blind Photographers – the American Printing House for the Blind invites artists of all ages to take part in their 2010 competition. Entries in by April 1st, 2010.

Artur Lesniak: Going further – SP4 Project – Photography – sighted photographer wants blind person to learn photography, display own and blind person’s photography together.

Bruce Hall and Corinne Marinnan open our eyes to Blind Photography! – The Annenberg Space for Photography – a conversation about the film ‘Dark Light’, involving some well-known blind photographers.

I want to drastically improve my photography. | Ask MetaFilter – legally blind photographer wants more mastery of the camera. A very useful discussion thread.

Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2010 « Journeys and Journals – festival in Mumbai includes a lot of visual art, including blind photography. Also visit
They stepped out to lend a helping hand – Mumbai – City – The Times of India

Muckenthaler Cultural Center – Seasons in the Prayer Garden – photographs by prominent legally blind photographer, Kurt Weston until March 28th. – Muckenthaler Cultural Center, thrTel. 714-738-6595

Nikon Audio – Blinkie Photography – Nikon sound positive about providing sound for accessibility on the D90.

Planet Earth Planet Art. – Blinkie Photography – blind photographer Andrew Follows has a photo accepted for this book in aid of Friends of the Earth.

The Bigger Picture – The Archives of Visibility – Merry A. Foresta of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative surveys the field of blind photography.

The Last Leaf Gardener – "visually challenged,tenacious woman writes about her observations of society; her urban gardening experiences, her Twin Tandem cycling adventures, and her unique art-work that she sells on her web-site, http://www.turtlepondart.net"; – the art is photo-art. 

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Blind Students Survey Grand Canyon Soundscape – Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind – the purpose was to monitor the amount of sound pollution in the Canyon, but they used methods that could be relevant to photographers.

Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers – a film featuring legally blind photographer, Bruce Hall, who has won awards for his underwater photography. This page includes showings of the film and other references.
More references on Facebook.
Dark Light: The Art Of Blind Photographers Movie Synopsis and Overview Also visit
A Conversation About the Film Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers | Blind Photographers

Lancaster’s Blind Photographer Has an Eye for Business | Blind Photographers – Matt Wilkerson runs a photography business in Lancaster, PA, and is a photographer in his own right.The article from the local "Connections" magazine is not accessible to screen readers.

Photography for Blind People!? – on a forum for car enthusiasts. Interesting discussion by people, some of whom just don’t get it.

Poor Eyesight + Photography « I ? TREES – person who is almost legally blind grapples with DSLR viewfinders and tinted lenses.

Quiet Light Photography – "Although he is legally blind (visually impaired), Drew Bedo creates fine-art photographs using traditional films in vintage and antique large format cameras

Shared Visions Art Exhibit 2009-2010 – Eye Care Center, Southern California College of Optometry, until mid-August, 2010. The exhibit celebrates and focuses on the artistic accomplishments of 49 incredibly-talented, visually impaired and totally blind artists, featuring 90 pieces of artwork.

What Apple’s iPad May Mean to Blind Photographers | Blind Photographers