I am a color blind photographer. I see only yellows and a narrow band
of blues. Some of my yellows are, according to my children, orange.
The world I see is amazingly beautiful, and yet my children always feel
sad for me not being able to see what they see. This inspired me to
build a body of art which can show them how stunning my world is.
The project is a collaboration with them about the human emotional
response to color.
I have learned so much from their feedback, and they have learned to
accept that I am not disabled as an artist. In fact my color senses help
me see composition, texture and dialogue with the audience more
keenly than I would if I saw things just like them.
Normal people have a visceral connection to an image based on color
alone, and they do not realize that in doing so, they are color blind too,
in an ironic and inverse way. The colors they resonate with are ones
they expect. Because my sense of color is different I seek to challenge
their expectations and share with them a different and no less
magnificent view of the world.
Awards N4C Winner
Published in Photo Magazine
Smithsonian Picture of the Day Winner
