BlindSight is a short documentary film that examines the photographic imagination of the members of the Seeing With Photography Collective in New York City. All the members are blind or visually impaired, though they were all sighted at once time.
Here’s the film festival version of “BlindSight”
Many came to photography after their loss of sight, and photography has given them a new voice, a way to express what they feel, what they see inside their head. The results are transformative, for the members and for the viewer. They are tangible proof of how creativity enhances life and gives power.
Aperture has published a beautiful book of their work in black-and-white. You can buy it online.
Working with these photographers really changed my life. I always lived my life as a visual person, gaining great joy from what I see. But after I met them, I realized that creativity and vision need not be tied to seeing with your eyes, it can come from seeing with your heart and mind..
They have a fantastic website: SeeingWithPhotography.com
