Blind With Camera

Rahul Shirsat

This entry was posted on May 16 2009

Rahul Shirsat was born blind, he is educated in a normal school. He had learned foreign language and currently he is studying computer science. He wants to work in a BPO.

“Photography challenges my senses and helps to sharpen it; my work bridges the gap between the visible and invisible world”

I had taken the underground subway at the Churchgate railway station any times but was unaware of an indicator inside the subway at a touchable height. By touching the indicator I would feel the bulbs as Braille dots and warmth of blowing bulbs of the indicator. On hearing people talking inside the subway from the same direction of my touch, I pointed the camera towards the common direction to take this photograph - Rahul Shirsat

Without any tips, I was asked to photograph the visually impaired kids playing in a room. I had only sound to base my judgment, I used my ‘mind’ to capture the noise – Rahul Shirsat

….. and for this picture I used my ‘heart’ to capture the silence - Rahual Shirsat

The contemporary designed chair next to a old styled big wooden door interested my to convey the co-existence of old and new in our lives - Rahul Shirsat

For me staircase is 'tactile' pattern of steps By taking photograph of my first step out on the staircase, I have captured the reunion of 'tactile' pattern and 'visual' pattern - Rahul Shirsat

I met my friends half way on the staircase, we chat and they left. I would still hear them talking and then there was silence. Sound guided me to point the camera and 'click‘. Sound was my eyes - Rahul Shirsat

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