ABSTRACT
This chapter offers interpretations of a collection of photographs taken by a group of visually impaired persons in Mumbai (India) as part of the Blind with Camera Project initiated by the author. Pictures from the Blind with Camera Project give the reader a better understanding of perception and sense of representation in blind people in particular, and vision in general. The workshop introduces the camera as the 'functional' eye to the visually impaired, an extension of 'self' to explore the visual world and gain deeper insight. Raised pictures are made from the normal photo prints, so that the visually impaired photographer can touch it to get a feel of the object(s) and its orientation in the picture. In addition to the aesthetics embedded in art, its vital functions as an instrument of change, a reminder of diversity, and as a source of healing and development cannot be overlooked.
