This is a brief excerpt from F-Stoppers
Sight. It is everything for a photographer. We nitpick over which camera body or lens is the best tool for the job, but no lens or camera sensor has yet to come close to what the human eye is capable of.
What so many of us take for granted, fine art photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten has chosen to focus on in her new project, “Blind”. Her subjects ranged from those who were born blind to those who went blind later in life. She spent a couple of days getting to know each subject before even snapping a picture. She also allowed her subjects to pick the location of the photo shoot. The resulting images are incredibly moving. They appear to be a heightened version of the world I see. It’s almost as if her photos are the way the world would be remembered by someone who lost their site later in life.
Artist’s Statement“From the time I wake up in the morning until my eyes close in sleep, my life is full of light and visual images. I see what is going on around me, I can watch my children grow, judge the personality and moods of people …
By: Nick Fancher
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