Mumbai,
25th June 2015: Sightsavers, a
development organisation that works to prevent avoidable blindness, restore
sight and advocate for social inclusion and equal rights for people with
disabilities recently organised a Photography Workshop for the visually
impaired photography enthusiasts at the Press Club in Mumbai.
This Photography Workshop was
first in the series of their nationwide advocacy event, ‘The Blind View’ in association with Beyond Sight Foundation and is being supported by Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi.
Commenting on the event, Mr.
Partho Bhowmick, Founder, Beyond Sight
Foundation (BSF), said, “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 participants in the workshop
were being trained to click perfect pictures under the supervision of the
skilled experts. The workshop also witnessed the participation of a renowned visually
impaired photographer Bhavesh
Patel, who recently did a photo-shoot with
Bollywood Actress Katrina Kaif for a Lux ad.
Mr.
Amal Gupta, Senior Manager, Brand & Communications, Sightsavers,
said, “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”.
Mr. RN Mohanty, CEO Sightsavers
(India) was happy with the
enthusiasm the participants had shown for the photography workshop. “I would
personally like to wish each participant all the very best in their future and
endeavours”, stated Mr Mohanty.
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.
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