“I know I am new, but I feel like the whole world has opened up to me through this group and photography.” This came to BP’s inbox today form one of our members.  The photographer, bbrasley, has chronicled her transition into photography on her blog, Losing Vision Gaining Insight, in her post, Blind Photography....
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A Blind Eye « Thoughts in Random Access – legally blind but interested in photography? Thoughts in Random Access RSS Feed Color Blindness and Photography – RailPictures.Net Forums – discussion thread about dealing with photo editing. Craig Royal: Featured Photographer | Blind Photographers – first of a new feature on Blind Photographers where one...
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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 Noah’s Ark – print, Braille and tactile pictures Because Pictures Matter – A Guide to Using, Finding, and Creating Tactile Imagery for...
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Blind Photographers has written already about iPhone photography ins Shooting the iPhone 3GS. What will the iPad bring to the table? Nothing yet, as the tablet, like its older sibling, the iPod Touch, lacks a camera. However, hope is not lost. PCWorld reports that they are Sleuthing for an iPad Camera. “General consensus is...
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A Janela Da Alma (Window of the Soul): Documentary on Blind Photography | Blind Photographers – a Brazilian film from 2003 about blind photographers. New York Times article Review in Portuguese Google translation into English Another review (English) Albert Watson: Photography | Daily Art Fixx Touch the Earth Tactile Book Released – accessibleimage...
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There is a 2001 Brazilian movie, A Janela Da Alma (Window of the Soul), about blind photographers. The New York Times has a review of the movie. From the NY Times: “Brazilian filmmakers Joao Jardim and Walter Carvalho ponder the old adage “the eyes are the windows to the soul” as they explore vision...
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The BBC., via its BBC – Pods and Blogs, is again featuring the work of a blind photographer. The February 9, 2010, edition of this podcast talks with British photographer, Vince Thacker. Though accessibility should be incorporated into all websites, as usual on Pods and Blogs, it’s the things you do that are really...
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LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s Insights exhibit was featured recently in the New York Times. “‘Insights’ Showcases Blind and Visually Impaired Artists” gives an nice overview of the exhibit and it artists. Now in its 20th year, “Insights” is the country’s pre-eminent selected exhibition of paintings, photographs and mixed-media pieces by legally...
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The American Printing House for the Blind has announced their Nineteenth Annual Juried Art Competition and Exhibition for Artists Who Are Visually Impaired or Blind. The exhibition, APH InSights 2010: Visions From the Mind, requires entries be submitted by April 1, 2010, for preschool through high school and April 15, 2010, for adults. Make...
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Not too long ago, I posted about A Conversation About the Film Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers. Well, that conversation has taken place. The Annenberg Space for Photography’s blog reports about how “Bruce Hall and Corinne Marinnan open our eyes to Blind Photography!“. The subject of the evening was a short film...
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