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WORLD SIGHT DAY at Sankara Eye Hospital Bangalore The WORLD SIGHT DAY on 14th October 2010 was celebrated by conducting photography workshop with totally or low vision children at the Sankara Eye Hospital Bangalore. The event was part of Nanna Kannu – eye care programme for children supported by the Sight Savers International. Seventy six visually impaired children of age between 13 – 18 years were trained in photography during the workshop sessions. In total over thousand pictures were clicked under four themes – “In Touch With Green” (garden at the hospital), “Painting With Light” (traffic light at night), “Inside Out” (inside the hospital building) and “For Better Sight” (objects used for eye testing). Garden at the Sankara Eye hospital was the first subject of photography. Participants used touch to feel of share, texture and smell. Later used their judgement and imagination to capture the "In Touch With Green" Series -1

"In Touch With Green" Series

"In Touch With Green" Series

"In Touch With Green" Series

"In Touch With Green" Series

"In Touch With Green" Series

"In Touch With Green" Series

"In Touch With Green" Series

"In Touch With Green" Series

Capturing the traffic light of Bangalore was the second subject of photography workshop. Camera were set in "night" mode and participants were asked to follow direction and intensity of traffic sound and movement of people on the overhead bridge to capture the "Painting With Light" Series

"Painting With Light" Series

"Painting With Light" Series

"Painting With Light" Series

"Painting With Light" Series

"Painting With Light" Series

"Painting With Light" Series

Capturing the interiors of the hospital buiding was the third subject of photography workshop. Participants were asked to take a tour of the buiding along with the sighted companion who would describe the space. Based on touch and audio description partcipants have to make judgement and follow his / her imagination to capture the "Inside Out" series

"Inside Out" series

"Inside Out" series

"Inside Out" series

"Inside Out" series

"Inside Out" series

"Inside Out" series

Capturing the still objects was the forth and last subject of photography workshop. Participants were asked to touch and identify the objects used for testing eyes. Later they placed the camera in relation to object and space around it to capture the "For Better Sight" series.

"For Better Sight" series

"For Better Sight" series

"For Better Sight" series

"For Better Sight" series

"For Better Sight" series

"For Better Sight" series



Blind Photographers from Goa A group of twenty six visually impaired from Goa participated in photographic workshop. They were of age between 12 to 45 years with visual impairement ranging from born blind, late blind and low vision. Here are pictures taken by them during the indoor and outdoor workshop sessions. A group of visually impaired of age between 25 to 45 years were asked to touch and feel a typewriter and to create images that does show typewriter as a whole. Typewriter Series-1

Typewriter Series-2

Typewriter Series-3

Typewriter Series-4

Typewriter Series-5

Typewriter Series-6

Typewriter Series-7

A goup of visually impaired teenagers went for outdoor shooting at the Panjim Church, Goa

"Back in time" the Panjim Church, Goa

Monsoon projection at the Panjim Church, Goa

Texture floor of the Panjim Church, Goa

On the wall of the Panjim Church, Goa

Ropes for ringing the bell at the Panjim Church, Goa

Melted candles at the Panjim Church, Goa

A group of visually impaired teenagers were asked to take picture of dress worn by their friend in the group. "Look at my Dress" series-1

"Look at my Dress” series-2

"Look at my Dress” series-3

"Look at my Dress” series-4

"Look at my Dress” series-5

Outdoor shoot by teenagers at ruins of St. Augustine church -1

Ruins of St. Augustine church -2

Ruins of St. Augustine church - 3

Ruins of St. Augustine church-4

Beach at Panjim, Goa-1

Beach at Panjim, Goa-2

Beach at Panjim, Goa-3



Pranav Lal Pranav Lal works with a corporate in New Delhi, he is high-tech and extensive user of adative technology like “Seeing With Sound” and has great interest in alternative photography. He attended the Pinhole camera workshop at Goa and created some great images Picture taken by using pinhole camera made of pipe, exposure 5mins.

Office of GOA CAP. Picture taken using pinehole camera made of matchbox

Gonsalves Mansion - the Home of Jazz, Goa, Picture taken using pinehole camera made of matchbox

Inside a joint in Panjim Series-1. Picture taken using pinehole camera made of matchbox. Exposure time 10 min.

Inside a joint in Panjim Series-2. Picture taken using pinehole camera made of matchbox. Exposure time 10 min.

Inside Outside: Picture taken using pinehole camera made of matchbox.

Sea side at Panjim. Picture taken using pinehole camera made of matchbox



Kanchan Pamnani Kanchan Pamnani is a solicitor who specializes in civil and corporate matters. The interest in photography was evident when she bought her first camera while still in school however the interest had to lie in abeyance during the period of some vision, low vision and no vision. “The interest in photography has been rekindled when a hope was held out that the ‘No Visions’ had adequate vision to develop an interest into a hobby .” PanjimSeries-1: Picture taken using a pinhole camera made from pipe. Image is made directly on photographic paper by giving exposure for 3 min.

Panjim Series-2: Picture taken using a pinhole camera made from pipe. Image is made directly on photographic paper by giving exposure for 5 min.

Panjim Series-3:Picture taken using pinhole camera made of matchbox with hexagonal shaped pinhole.

Panjim Series-4: Picture taken using pinhole camera made of matchbox with hexagonal shaped pinhole.

Panjim Series-5: Picture taken using pinhole camera made of matchbox with hexagonal shaped pinhole.

Panjim Series-6: Picture taken using pinhole camera made of matchbox with hexagonal shaped pinhole.

Panjim Series-7: Picture taken using pinhole camera made of matchbox with hexagonal shaped pinhole.

Panjim Series-8: Picture taken using pinhole camera made of matchbox with hexagonal shaped pinhole.

Panjim Series-9: Picture taken using pinhole camera made of matchbox with hexagonal shaped pinhole.



Bhavesh Patel Bhavesh was born blind. He is a student of St. Xavier’s College Mumbai, his interest in movies is reflected in the storyboard like series of pictures taken by him.

I had lot of sound around me to point the camera, these are some random clicks - Bhavesh Patel

By touch I am familiar with this space of my college, the challenge was to photograph it as I went up the staircase. My sighted friends tells me that the space has turn “visually” unfamiliar, but in my “memory of touch” it is just the same space - Bhavesh Patel



Satvir Yogi Satvir was born with low vision in both eyes. He is a student of St. Xavier’s College Mumbai and has interest in computer and music.

Vaibhav Girkar Vaibhav has low vision in both eyes. He is student of St. Xavier’s College Mumbai and has interest in sports and music.

Ravi Thakur Ravi was born blind. He studied in St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and completed master degree in Social Science. Currently he is working with the National Association for the Blind (NAB) in Mumbai

Mahesh Umrrania Mahesh Umrrania was born with normal sight, he lost sight completely in both eye at the age of nine. He is educated in a blind school, currently he is doing diploma in Indian classical music from Bombay University. He wants to be a reputed sitar player. Mahesh has vivid memories of the visual world including colors, but he does not remember faces of people even of his patients and family members. ”Photography reconnects me to the visual world to which I always belong” I could manager to touch the lower branches of the tree and feel the warmth of the summer sun over my head. By imagining the “designer” shadow on the footpath, I took this picture - Mahesh Umrrania

Window had always fascinated me as a kid with normal sight but it was not the same as I slowly lost my sight completely Taking this photograph made me ’see’ through the window better than ever before - Mahesh Umrrania

As a student of Indian classical music I wanted to photograph the music room. Interestingly these series of pictures are my ‘visual journey’ to reach my musical destination - Mahesh Umrannia

I was made aware of a mirror in the toilet. I have no memories of faces after losing complete sight, taking a ‘self-portrait’ may help me to remember the lost faces - Mahesh Umrannia

Closed door ‘seen’ by closed eyes - Mahesh Umrrania

I placed the camera away from my body on the top of the palm at 90 degree from ground. My judgment and intuition worked - Mahesh Umrrania

