Image by Vince Thacker

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 interesting. Vince Thacker is a blind photographer. He described how a visual medium fors for him and how he presents his photographs on-line.

Read more at BBC – Pods and Blogs.

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Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers

As spotted on Twitter, Bruce Hall with Corinne Marrinan are presenting A Conversation About the Film Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers Thursday, February 4, 6:30-8:00pm as part of the IRIS Nights Lecture Series at The Annenberg Space for Photography in LA. The film that they will be discussing, Dark Light,  is a documentary short “featuring Henry Butler, Pete Eckert & Bruce Hall and is directed by Neil Leifer. Corinne Marrinan is one of the film’s producers.

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Alex de Jong

The F-Stop Beyond podcast recently interviewed Alex de Jong, a blind photographer and integral member of the Blind Photographers community. F-Stop Beyond is “the show that started it all. There are already so many podcasts about photography that cover f-stops and Photoshop, business and branding, but host Ron Dawson couldn’t find any that really got into the meat of WHO the photographer IS, rather than HOW he or she shoots.” F-Stop Beyond describes the interview:

“What would you do as a visual artist if you lost the ability to see? How would that affect your life? There often comes a time in a person;s life when he or she is faced with a decision that can have a profound impact on the rest of their life. When life, in all of its ebbs and flows, throws a curve ball you didn’t see coming. Today’s guest had TWO such curve balls. First, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Then, as a result of that tumor, he lost his eye sight. Alex de Jong is a symbol of how far the human spirit can go when given the right perspective. Alex will share with us how he got into photography, and how he copes with his physical condition. I hope you will be inspired by his tenacity and outlook on life. To find more inspiring photographers who are blind, visit blindphotographers.org.”

You can listen to it here: FSB099: Alex de Jong : F-Stop Beyond: The EXPERIENCE | Original Programming for the Visual Artist or right here:

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Dr Brian Negus is registered blind but still takes photographs that have won him many fans on the photo-sharing website, Flickr.

The 62-year-old retired academic from Loughborough is also chairman of Vista, a Leicestershire-based charity that provides services for blind and partially-sighted people.

He talks about how photography has helped him see the world around him in a different way and also highlights some of his favourite shots.

Go to the audio slideshow to hear the interview and see some of Brian’s work.

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Nicholas Birchak on ILovePhotoBlogs

Nicholas Birchak, a blind photographer, has had his photoblog, A Blind Perspective, featured on the monthly ILovePhotoBlogs.com site. Nick, as Nick birchak, has recently joined us on our Flickr group. A Blind Perspective features Nick’s Photo of the Day. Nick’s story share how “Beyond 12 inches everything gets blurry for me”.

Congratulations, Nick!

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From the article: “Dejong is part of an online community called Blind Photographers, where similarly handicapped shutterbugs share their work and photography tips. Because blindness is variable from person to person, the shooters each develop a different methodology to suit their visual impairment, said Tim O’Brien, a member of the organization and a freelance newspaper photographer for Chapel Hill News.“

We are very excited. The story is leading Wired.com right now and is near the top of the Digg chart.

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