First post, new project

Alright, so this is my first post on my new blog. It's designed to track my progress on whatever projects I'm doing at the time, and will hopefully grow to include other stuff. I thought that I'd start it by revealing my biggest project to date, which is titled 'Blind Ambition'.

‘Blind Ambition’ is an exploration of the world of visually impaired and blind sports. The idea for this project came when I was looking to combine two of my favourite subjects - sport and photography. But rather than focusing on mainstream athletics, I wanted to show another side of sport, a side that has mostly gone unnoticed. When starting this project I didn’t know what to expect of the people I was going to meet, but what I discovered was a society of people genuinely passionate about what they are doing, and determined to not let their handicap affect them. Whether doing these sports as amateurs for fun, or training for competitions, each person showed the same qualities - enthusiasm, passion for their activity and a huge sense of camaraderie amongst the blind and VI sport community. By focusing on sports that would normally be considered as requiring sight to perform, I’ve tried to highlight the drive and conviction that these people have to not let their afflictions affect how they live and enjoy themselves.

I'd like to thank everyone who's helped me with this project - whether you let me shoot you, helped hold a light, spoke to me on the phone or via email, everyone was an important part of a network that allowed this work to be created.

There are more images, however I've not had the time to do anything with any images that aren't the final choices yet. More will follow though.

Finally, this work is being exhibited at our London exhibition. The opening VIP night is Tuesday the 24th of May, which you're all welcome to attend. It's also open Wednesday and Thursday. It's in a building called The Rag Factory, in Shoreditch. The poster for it is here

I hope to see some of you there, and hope you like the project.

Cheers