Mumbai, 25th June 2015: A Photography workshop for visually impaired fans of photography was held at the Press Club in Mumbai by Sightsavers, an NGO whose mission is to assist the visually impaired by helping to press for social and political equality/accessibility for the blind. Sightsavers also helps to restore sight and prevent blindness.
This Mumbai workshop was the first of a number of workshops to be held throughout India. The workshops together represent a collective effort titled‘The Blind View’that is being done in cooperation with the Beyond Sight Foundation and is also being sponsored by Her Highness SheikhaArwa Al Qassimi.
After the workshop, a very pleased Mr. Partho Bhowmick, Founder, Beyond Sight Foundation (BSF), remarked that “We are very pleased to have conducted such a unique workshop for these maturing photographers in partnership with Sightsavers. The participants are being trained to click photos highlighting their day-to-day life and the best photographs will be showcased in an exhibition later this year. The key objective behind this innovative initiative was to look beyond blindness and motivate the participants to believe in themselves and pursue their interest.”
The visually impaired participants had the benefit of being trained by professional photographers and the workshop also featured the participation of the famous visually impaired photographer Bhavesh Patel, who was coming off of a recent photoshoot for Lux with Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif.
Mr. Amal Gupta, Senior Manager, Brand & Communications, Sightsavers, expressed his organization’s mission when he noted that “Our main motto to organize the event was to showcase the ability of disabled people and to offer an enabling environment to the visually challenged, then they can contribute to the economy rather than being dependent on it.”
The eagerness and energy of the participants for the workshop was noticed by Mr. RN Mohanty, CEO Sightsavers (India). Speaking of the workshop, he said that he “would personally like to wish each participant all the very best in their future and endeavours.”
About Sightsavers:
Sightsavers is a registered charity that works to prevent blindness, restore sight and advocate for social inclusion and equal rights for people with disabilities. The organization has been working in India since 1966. Sightsavers in India till date has been successful in reaching out to 53.4 million people, conducting 36.2 million eye treatments, performing 4.9 million eye operations.
For more information, log on to www.sightsaversindia.in
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