Visual Communication and Social Change Student Series
April 9, 2008
During this past semester I had the opportunity to work with nine students at the University of Southern California in the School of Communication. These students were introduced to the history of visual communication and how it affected social change, and then went out into the community for real-world experiences. I have asked each of them to contribute to this post as a part of an on-going series. Read more
Web Feature: Blind use cameras to capture their world
April 3, 2008
by Jane Lyons
March 28, 2008
WHEN Sue McLeod takes photographs, there are two things she can’t leave home without. Digital camera? Check. Seeing-eye cane? Check.
Blind since a meningitis attack at the age of three, Ms McLeod is aware of the raised eyebrows she receives. “Really? Really, Sue?” she says, parodying the sceptics. “Yeah,” she responds defiantly, “I can take photos.” Ms McLeod, 40, is part of Local Eyes - Our Community Through A Different Lens, a photography project that is equal parts self-expression, art therapy and social conscience.
To read the full article, please click here.
View finder . . . Helen Cross, a professional photographer, helps Sue McLeod come to grips with a digital camera.
Photo: David Jenkins
Web Article: Point. Shoot. See
March 28, 2008
Original article published on Smithsonian.com. To visit the site, please click here.
Point. Shoot. See
by Jess Blumberg.
In Zambia, an NYC photographer teaches kids orphaned by AIDS how to take pictures. They teach him about living
- By Jess Blumberg
- Smithsonian magazine, November 2007 Read more
