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IN/VISIBLEREUNION OF TWO WORLDS
IN/VISIBLEREUNION OF TWO WORLDS
CONTENTS
9 THE HUMAN EYE
11 VISUALLY IMPAIRED
13 PHOTOGRAPHY
15 PARTICIPATORY PHOTOGRAPHY
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20 DARKROOM
30 ROZELLE BALANGUE
34 ALFREDO DE GUZMAN
38 ALNIEWIN LOAYON
42 ROBYANN MANLULU
44 IRENE MATIAS
46 EBENCHITO PABIA
50 MICHAEL RAYMUNDO
54 PIA RESURRECION
60 ALEX SORIANO
66 SENSORY PHOTOGRAPHY
CONTENTS
My task is the reunion of the visible and to pervert the established amongst those who see - EVGEN BAVCAR
the invisible worlds, photography allows memethod of perceptionand those who don’t.
BLIND PHOTOGRAPHER
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THE HUMAN EYE
The human eye is one of the f ive basic human senses and
is considered the most useful and most impor tant by most
people. This is because the eye is the main receiver of
information from the external environment and together with
the brain, they provide the human being with the faculty of
vision or the ability to perceive everything in his surroundings.
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Vision is an essential par t of an individual’s
everyday l i fe – in learning, communicating, interacting and
expressing one’s self. Yet, according to a recent study
conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), there
are now 285 mil l ion visually impaired people, 246 mil l ion
of whom have low vision while 39 mil l ion are already blind.
These individuals face challenges af fecting not only their
basic existence but also their capacity and desire to
engage in other visual-related activit ies as means of
communication and creative expression. For tunately, with
the advancement of technology nowadays, exper ts have been
continuously manufacturing products that help develop and
enhance the communication skills of those visually impaired.
VISUALLY IMPAIRED
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One area that has been benefitt ing from this
technological progress is photography. It is both a science and
an ar t of capturing and producing sti l l images. The essential
elements of photography are the camera, a subject
of choice and more impor tantly, the image-maker or
photographer who chooses the subject to be photographed.
Photography is a process used not only in the
f ields of science and technology, business and
adver tising, broadcasting and f i lm industry,
but also as a means of ar tistic expression.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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THE HUMAN EYE
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THE HUMAN EYE
In the early 1990’s, Dr. Caroline Wang developed
“photovoice,” a creative approach to par ticipatory
action research which uti l izes photography as a process in
educating cer tain physically-challenged and/
or deprived groups of people in the society.
Par ticipatory photography allows these par ticular
people to create and capture images that
would show the points-of-view of their current
situation. It is a combination of photography,
self-development, creative expression and grassroots
social action1. This is considered a new way of
documentary photography where the photographer or the
facilitator gets involved more deeply into its chosen subjects.
PARTICIPATORY PHOTOGRAPHY
1 “Participatory Photography.” Flashpoint Labs. Wordpress - Flashpoint Labs. Web. 22 Oct 2012.<http://www.flashpointlabs.org/participatory-photography/>
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This thesis project aims to prove that photography can
play a signif icant role in the l ives of the visually impaired,
par ticularly in their abil ity to communicate and express
their individual creativity. This wil l help build awareness
among the sighted community and more specif ically, the
organizations/schools/institutions for the blind that have
yet to discover the usefulness of par ticipatory photography
in their ef for ts to rehabil itate visual impaired individuals.
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DARKROOMPHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
WITH THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
The Latin term camera obscura, which means “dark
chamber”, was the foundation of the development of
photography. Its improvement went on two dif ferent
roads but with the same objective – to project images.
The f irst development was the invention of por table box
devices intended for drawing purposes during
the 17th and 18th century. It then became as the
photographic camera in the beginning of the 19th century.
DARKROOM
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The other use was the creation of the camera obscura room,
combining the principle of educating and
enter taining people. It was usually set in areas surrounded
by a vast of picturesque elements. Although the usage of
this is mainly for projecting rather than storing images, its
discovery was the stepping-stone to the great inventions of
the improvement of the usage of photography in our l ives.
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Hence, “Darkroom” was chosen as the name of IN/VISIBLE’s
photography workshop. It was conducted by a student
photographer, Carmela Balitaan alongside a photographer
enthusiast and concept ar tist, Christian Quinot who shared their
knowledge on the basics of capturing photos, to ten aspiring low vision
photographers from the Resources for the Blind, Inc. and My Refuge.
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VISIONARIESKNOW THEM BETTER
ROZELLE BALANGUE
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STACKNikon D60 - 38mm - 1/20sec - f/4.5
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BLACK & ORANGE
ACHIEVEMENTNikon D60 - 18mm - 1/30sec - f/3.5
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ALFREDO DE GUZMAN
The workshop was really encouraging and opened my eyes for the possibility
of enjoying again my hobby on photography l ike when I was sti l l having my
full sight. Now having low vision is not a hindrance to pursue ones greatest
ambition in photography with the help of modern technology and
inventions in this f ield. Even blind people, I ’ve heard, can now shoot and
produce good photos. Although I know we can’t produce good or quality
photos l ike the ful ly sighted at f irst, with the enthusiasm, perseverance
and dedications as in other f ields we can achieve what we aim for the best.
For me, the workshop gave us, Visually Impaired, another hope in l i fe
to go on normally as others. It opened another oppor tunity for us.
And there are good people who help us and see these possibil it ies.
““
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MIRRORNokia (device model 202)
TAMBAYNikon D3000 - 58mm - 1/160sec - f/5
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ELLIPTICALNokia (device model 202)
CROSSINGNokia (device model 202)
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ALNIEWIN LOAYON
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LINYACanon EOS Kiss F - 55mm - 1/120sec - f/5.6
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DETALYECanon EOS Kiss F - 55mm - 1/60sec - f/5.6
LINISCanon EOS Kiss F - 48mm - 1/20sec - f/5.6
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ROBYANN MANLULU
TRI-COLOREDCanon EOS Kiss F - 18mm - 1/30sec - f/5.6
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IRENE MATIAS
BANTAYNikon Coolpix L26 - 20mm - 1/100sec - f/6
I was so thri l led to be one of the chosen par ticipants in the
recently concluded “Photography Workshop for the Low Vision” at RBI
that was patiently facil itated/mentored by Ms. Melai Balitaan from U.P.
Dil iman for 4 consecutive Saturdays. All of my family members and
close friends were skeptical and cynical about the idea. Most l ikely, it
would turn out to be a series of vague images and visual hallucinations.
But I have proven them wrong. I never thought that us par tial ly sighted
individuals can sti l l capture vivid images with justice. Not only I have
realized that I can sti l l create a story through sti l l pictures but the most
impor tant thing is the seed of inspiration that Ms. Melai planted in our
hear ts that we can stil l enjoy now what we used to when we were stil l sighted.
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EBENCHITO PABIA
For me, photography is an ar t of taking pictures and capturing
every precious moment in l i fe. It is l ike a t ime machine that
can bring us to the past and remember things l ike events,
happy or sad. Pictures also remind us of who we are and what were we
doing in the past years of our l ives. It is also an ar t of expressing
ourselves and showing to everyone the uniqueness of each individual.
When I heard about the activity about Learning Photography for low
vision by Ms. Melai, I am excited to learn and expect to learn new things
about photography. I was not disappointed because I learned lots of
things l ike proper settings of the DSLR, although sometimes I have
trouble using it, but its fun when you took a picture and you know that you’ve
got one good shot. Another lesson that we learn is the proper l ighting,
adjustment on zooms, and how the Vbackground also af fect your photos.
For us low vision, it is easy to look and set up a subject but it a bit dif f icult
on taking a shot on a subject because you need to concentrate and focus
so that you can create a picture perfect shot. Like for example when I’m
taking a picture of our dog, it ’s so dif f icult because the dog is always
moving around and it is intimidated when it sees a camera in front of it .
I really want to thank Ms. Melai, because it is the f irst t ime that people
with low vision l ike us have given the oppor tunity to learn photography
and it wil l be a great help in our organization especial ly when we’re
going to document our monthly activit ies the of f icer in charge of tak-
ing picture has an idea when or where to take a good shot. Even though
we have dif f icult ies seeing things, it is not a hindrance for us to ap-
preciate the world around us and appreciate ar t through photography.
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GUIDENikon D3000 - 18mm - 1/20sec - f/3.5
REST & PLAYNikon D3000 - 18mm - 1/40sec - f/3.5
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ZOOMNikon D3000 - 18mm - 1/160sec - f/5.6
KALARO
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MICHAEL RAYMUNDO
I would l ike to acknowledge Ms. Melai Balitaan with the help of
Mr. Cloud for their determination and hard work of teaching us
photography in the way we may understand it. They are really
helpful and eager to give their knowledge with regards in photography.
I , Michael, is so thankful that this workshop had conducted for a
person with low vision l ike me. It is an oppor tunity to learn new things and
apply it as the situation needs or even when I just l ike to get photographs.
I learned about the par ticipatory photography, the par ts of the DSLR
camera- its use, and, some techniques in photographic composition.
With this workshop, it hooks my interest in photography which unlike
before, I just captured photos as I want. When I entered in this workshop, I
star ted to like photography. I had a great experience together with my friends
and with our god teachers. I learned to handle the camera well without
shaking it. I experienced Indoor and outdoor shooting which is really fun.
I ’l l never forget what I learned and what I’d experienced in this workshop.
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FRAME WITHIN A FRAMENikon D3000 - 30mm - 1/120sec - f/5.6
LEARNNikon D3000 - 18mm - 1/200sec - f/3.5
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FOR LEASENikon D3000 - 270mm - 1/320sec - f/3.5
REMEMBERNikon D3000 - 18mm - 1/20sec - f/3.5
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PIA RESURRECION
When I was a child, every t ime my parents said “say cheese”,
I wondered why they use the word cheese every t ime they took
photos. At the back of my mind, I was thinking if the cheese
would appear in the pictures? Why do we need to say “cheese”?
Before, I was the subject in the photos and I am enjoying being the
subject in the picture taking. I love and enjoying also to look at the photo
collections of our family and my friends. It reminds me of the memories
from the dif ferent events we had. I am interested in photo collection.
Every t ime they took photos using the old version of f i lm cameras, I
am dreaming to do the same. I want to take photos. But they don’t
believe that I may able to take photos because of my low vision. Some
are doubtful i f I may able to see and focus the subject. I was also
afraid and discouraged from that words plus the fact that the need to
maximize the use of every f i lm count in the camera was very impor tant.
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I thought, having my personal digital camera is the at an
advantage for me. I thought my l itt le experiences are suff icient in
taking photos. Realizing that I don’t have enough knowledge and
training on how to take photos. How to have good and beautiful photos.
I felt sad and disadvantage because of my l imited vision, this wil l
hinder my dream to become a good photographer. That’s what
I thought every t ime I had blurred photos from my digital camera.
Every t ime I heard their complain that the photo that I took was not
clear and blurry. What I deed is to take twice every t ime I am taking
photos. Just to have choices on the results of the photos that I captured.
I am always searching on the internet and looking on the possible
digital camera with audio guide. I am always trying for the possibil -
ity of discovery new camera for the low vision in this modern era. I
never expect that there’s someone who wil l thought to render and de-
sign an informative workshop on photography for the low vision. I am
so privi leged to be one of the students in this photography workshop
under our mentor Ms. Carmela Balitaan of University of the Phil ippines.
The information and techniques she shared became very helpful for me
as person with low vision. In this 3 days workshop, I ’ve learned a lot of
things to consider in taking photos l ike the shutter, ISO and aper ture
and the other more. She though us on the proper ways in taking photo
using the DSLR camera. I really enjoy taking photos indoor and outdoor.
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I ’d love most the photo “the angling of roof and the sky” In this photo,
I see lot of perspective in this photo. Before, I never expect that this
photo wil l appear nice. I thought that this is unpleasant to the viewer.
But when I tr ied to look at it , my attention got focus in to this wonderful
angle of the photo. When I’m taking this photo, at f irst I have doubt i f
I wil l choose that as my subject because I thought there’s no impor tant
sense from this subject. But I realized it’s wrong. That t ime, when I was
adjusting the DSLR camera I saw the beauty of this subject. I was convinced
already to consider this. “Yes, it ’s true. There’s beauty in this photo.”
Now, I believe that despite of my low vision, I can sti l l
produce beautiful photos. My l imited vision is not the hindrance
for me to become a good photographer. There’s something in my
photos that in the f irst t ime you look at it , maybe you can’t f ind
the beauty of it but i f you try to look deeper and explore more in
al l perspective, that’s the time you wil l feel the hear t of these
photos because my passion always shows in everything I love to do.
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THE ANGLING OF ROOF AND SKYNikon D3000 - 18mm - 1/320sec - f/3.5
FIRE EXITNikon D3000 - 18mm - 1/200sec - f/3.5
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BRAILLENikon D3000 - 50mm - 1/100sec - f/3.5
PALAMUTINikon D3000 - 18mm - 1/270sec - f/3.5
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ALEX SORIANO
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TRIP TO JERUSALEMNikon D3000 - 60mm - 1/50sec - f/3.5
OPENEDNikon D3000 - 80mm - 1/120sec - f/3.5
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VARIATIONSNikon D3000 - 30mm - 1/60sec - f/3.5
MR. SUNNikon D3000 - 150mm - 1/3200sec - f/7
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SENSORYPHOTOGRAPHY
THE INSPIRATION
A UK-based international charity also known as PhotoVoice had
projects called “Beyond Sight” and “Sight Unseen” which gave
a much-detailed description as to how photography helps and
motivates the visually impaired. Sensory Photography is one of the
newest terms associated with photography where it highlights the
reasons why a person who does not have the capabil ity to see would
even desire to take photographs. PhotoVoice and the Blind With
Camera project mentioned f ive major purposes of Sensory Photography:
SENSORY PHOTOGRAPHY
1. They (visually impaired) want to get involved in the visual world;
2. They can take pictures using non-visual senses and cognitive skil ls;
3. Photographs/ar t can be made accessible to the visually impaired
in adaptive ways;
4. They communicate their “mental images” which would not be seen
by the sighted; and
5. It aims to challenge perceptions and inspire social change.
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Beyond Sight star ted in 2007 in Mexico and the UK while
Sights Unseen workshops were established in 2009 in
London, Mexico and Beij ing and are continually making an
impression to both the sighted and unsighted community.
The Blind With Camera Project, star ted by Par tho Bhowmick in
Mumbai, India also extended its assistance to the visually
impaired globally by establishing an e-school called Blind With
Camera School of Photography. It is where the visually impaired
can learn photography, upload photos taken by them and
freely express themselves. The website of fers enough information
to suppor t their posit ion on the ef fectiveness of
their movement. One impor tant thing from the website is a
detailed description of t ips for trainers, from introducing
photography to the visually impaired to a complete
methodology and f inally a brief discussion on data analysis.
PhotoVoice’s website also of fers a 28-page, ful l
detailed procedure in teaching Sensory Photography.
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IN ACTIONPHOTOS DURING THE
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
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