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Douglas McCulloh (born 1959, in Los Angeles) is an American photographer notable for conceptual photographic projects based on "systematic randomness" [ 1] and chance operations. [ 2] McCulloh's work is "an extension of the traditions of street photography, social documentary photography, oral history and Surrealist chance operations", states ...
Several blind photographers attempt to capture images that reflect their mental image of their subject, often called the "mind's eye" [1] or "soul's eye". [11] Their work is often inspired by their senses [9] [1] and past memories. [11] The intention is not to capture the object as it is but rather to focus on art, creativity, and a sense of ...
Michael Richard (1948 – August 28, 2006) was an American professional rock musician and amateur photographer. In 2002, surgery to remove a malignant tumor behind his right eye left him legally blind, and he began taking abstract photos of urban scenes. Those images have been exhibited at galleries in San Francisco and Los Angeles .
Alexander Nemerov (nephew) Frank Russek (grandfather) Diane Arbus ( / diːˈæn ˈɑːrbəs /; née Nemerov; March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971 [ 2]) was an American photographer. [ 3][ 4] She photographed a wide range of subjects including strippers, carnival performers, nudists, people with dwarfism, children, mothers, couples, elderly people ...
Bruce Hall is a legally blind photographer and parent of twins with severe autism. [1] Some of his work is stored in the Library of Congress. [2] Hall has stated that he takes pictures in order to be able to see the world more clearly. Hall has about 5% normal eyesight and severe nystagmus. Fast accurate focusing is his number one priority ...
Erik Weihenmayer (born September 23, 1968) is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker. He was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Due to this accomplishment he was featured on the cover of Time magazine. He completed the Seven Summits in September 2002 ...
Kevin Systrom (co-founder of Instagram), the BBC, Time, and Life magazine claim the photograph to be the first shared on Instagram, [82] [83] however The Economic Times and The Guardian claim the first photograph posted to the social media to be a picture of San Francisco's South Beach harbor by Mike Krieger, also co-founder.
Blindness. In 1993, at age 33, Dugdale became nearly total blind due to a stroke and CMV retinitis, an HIV-related illness. He became completely blind in his right eye and lost eighty percent visibility in his left eye. In 2010 he lost his remaining vision. Blindness ended his successful commercial photography career, but he decided to persist ...