3D STORY : Completely Blind and Deaf Photographer Can Now ‘See’ His Own Work, Thanks to #3D Printing It’s extremely difficult to imagine what it would be like to be #blind. Everyday tasks, which you and I take for granted, are extraordinary mountains for a blind person to climb. Imagine being born with no vision, in addition to lacking the ability to hear. Relying solely on taste, touch, and smell as your only way to sense the environment you are within, seems like a daunting task, doesn’t it? Australian-based photographer Brendon Borellini lacks both senses. He was unfortunately born with congenital #deafness and partial blindness, which has since progressed into total blindness. Life for Borellini is certainly different than the life we all are used to. Growing up was difficult. Being unable to interact fully with the world around him, learning about the world he was in took time, but Borellini has overcome many obstacles in his life. In 1989 he was honored as the 1989 Australian of the Year for his academic excellence. Since then, he has gone on to college, and has taken a rather unexpected career path… Photography Yes, I know it sounds quite impossible, but Borellini is anything but ordinary. What started out as a joke, after meeting Steve Mayer-Miller, the artistic director of #Crossroads Arts, an organization which helps those with disabilities, Borellini picked up a #camera and jokingly began snapping shots. Soon though, he began taking the process much more seriously, looking at it as a challenge rather than just a way to get a laugh.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 06:01:51 +0000
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