Here a little anecdote:
When I was a child I used to be terrified of blindness. I spend many sleepless nights in my small bed enveloped in the threatening darkness of the night, trying my best not to fall asleep. I simply believed that one day I would wake up blind, forever trapped in a thick, dark something.
The day I was told I had to start wearing glasses, I consistently refused to wear them as I was convinced that I was going blind and thus had to die – at once. Therefore, wearing glasses would have been absolutely futile, right? A typical reaction of a scared child, if you ask me.
Today, I see it quite differently. I’m faithfully wearing my glasses (or my contact lenses). Blindness still is a disability which slightly scares me, though. On the other hand, it is a strong handicap which is on my mind often and greatly fascinates me. Today, I know that blindness doesn’t necessarily equal total darkness. Today, I know that blindness doesn’t equal the end of creativity, the end of joy, the end of life. And I decided to share some photos with you. Taken by blind people, of course. People who don’t perceive the world the same way as most of us do and yet have the courage to hold a camera. I deliberately use the word ‘courage’ here, since taking beautiful, high-quality photos has to be challenging and time-consuming. Always. For everyone. Blind people have to rely on all their other senses to take those pictures, which makes their works incredibly beautiful and special. See for yourself.
If you want to see some more, click here. It’s definitely worth a look.
Filed under: Eye Candy, Mindless Drivel, Photography , blindness, Photography
