Notes on Blindness

For this project, and maybe a more extensive series, I’ve focussed my attention on the subject of sight-loss. What is it like to suffer sight lost, what are the thoughts of someone who sees their lives transforming before them, from a sighted person to a life without sight?

Also, how does one, born without sight, cope or reconcile the fact that they will never be able to see? Within this project, I will explore some of the more commonly held perceived notions by sighted people; discuss the feelings, the fears and the anxieties of this community, hoping to establish a clearer understanding of their lives and experiences.

These questions raise the importance of representation through photography and how this can be executed or fulfilled.