Cameras don’t yet capture the world exactly as our eyes do. And perhaps that’s a good thing – because a photograph is never just about a lens or a camera. It’s shaped by our imagination, our creativity, our experiences – and yes, even the quirks of how each of us sees.
Here you’ll find three photographs of the same giraffe sculpture. Each was taken on the same day by a different sight-impaired photographer using different types of cameras, each with unique ways of seeing the same world both actually, and creatively. Those differences naturally shaped what each of us actually saw at the time of taking the image, how each of us chose to frame the shot, and how the final image turned out.
It’s a reminder that photography isn’t about “perfect sight.” It’s about perspective and creativity. And those are abilities we all share, whether sight impaired or not … just in wonderfully different ways.
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Giraffe Sculpture by Lyn
Photograph is a close up of the giraffe’s head and neck, painted hot pink with sunglasses and white spots, rising against a vivid blue sky and framed by rooftops and a black old style lamppost.
Giraffe Sculpture by Phil
Photograph of a brightly painted giraffe sculpture on a concrete plinth. It stands tall against the backdrop of Norwich Cathedral’s spire – almost in line with the giraffe’s tall form – and a flint and brick wall, its colourful brickwork painted design splashed with pink, blue, and yellow.
Giraffe Sculpture by Rae
Photograph of a giraffe sculpture with the giraffe’s long neck stretching skyward in surreal infrared tones, its painted bricks glowing white and salmon pink against dark cloud scudded skies and the sharp silhouette of the cathedral spire. The Cathedral is in the background – so smaller than the giraffe – and at a slight inward angle, as if it is photobombing the image, adding to the oddness of the composition.
Soft of Sight Photography 