Foreword - Seen Exhibition
Aug 14, 10:00 AM
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A portrait series of blind and partially sighted individuals through the lens of Joshua Bratt.
About the photographer
Joshua Bratt is a Welsh photojournalist and portrait photographer. Based in London, Joshua works as a freelance photographer for a range of clients, including The Times, and has captured everything from campaigns and advertisements to sporting events, celebrity portraits and beyond.
About the portraits
Seen was born from a moment of quiet reflection during Joshua’s daily commute. After repeatedly noticing a man using a cane, Joshua realised he had been unconsciously seeing the man only through the lens of his sight loss – rather than as a person with a life, a career, and a story of his own. Determined to challenge public perceptions of sight loss, Joshua set out to photograph blind or partially sighted individuals, capture their remarkable stories and shift the focus toward the person behind the sight loss, encouraging viewers to look beyond their assumptions. Joshua encountered a wide range of experiences and conditions, learning just how diverse the spectrum of sight loss truly is and discovering how often the public underestimates what blind and partially sighted people can do.
These portraits reveal the extraordinary lives of blind and partially sighted people: individuals thriving in their careers, pursuing their passions and overcoming barriers. Each portrait is a reminder that life isn’t measured by sight – and that sight loss need not be an obstacle to achievement.
Seen places the resilience, achievements and individuality of blind and partially sighted people front and centre – asking its audience to see the person, not the sight loss. As you explore the exhibition, we invite you to take your time, reflect and absorb each of the portraits and the stories they tell. These are stories of resilience, ambition, the everyday – and of the people behind the sight loss.
For more information about the exhibition and to view more portraits by Joshua Bratt please visit www.rnib.org.uk/seen
Image shows: A picture of Joshua Bratt by Ian Treherne.
About the photographer
Joshua Bratt is a Welsh photojournalist and portrait photographer. Based in London, Joshua works as a freelance photographer for a range of clients, including The Times, and has captured everything from campaigns and advertisements to sporting events, celebrity portraits and beyond.
About the portraits
Seen was born from a moment of quiet reflection during Joshua’s daily commute. After repeatedly noticing a man using a cane, Joshua realised he had been unconsciously seeing the man only through the lens of his sight loss – rather than as a person with a life, a career, and a story of his own. Determined to challenge public perceptions of sight loss, Joshua set out to photograph blind or partially sighted individuals, capture their remarkable stories and shift the focus toward the person behind the sight loss, encouraging viewers to look beyond their assumptions. Joshua encountered a wide range of experiences and conditions, learning just how diverse the spectrum of sight loss truly is and discovering how often the public underestimates what blind and partially sighted people can do.
These portraits reveal the extraordinary lives of blind and partially sighted people: individuals thriving in their careers, pursuing their passions and overcoming barriers. Each portrait is a reminder that life isn’t measured by sight – and that sight loss need not be an obstacle to achievement.
Seen places the resilience, achievements and individuality of blind and partially sighted people front and centre – asking its audience to see the person, not the sight loss. As you explore the exhibition, we invite you to take your time, reflect and absorb each of the portraits and the stories they tell. These are stories of resilience, ambition, the everyday – and of the people behind the sight loss.
For more information about the exhibition and to view more portraits by Joshua Bratt please visit www.rnib.org.uk/seen
Image shows: A picture of Joshua Bratt by Ian Treherne.