Legally Blind Photographer Shows Work In 2013

[Drew Bedo]

I have been selected to participate in the Abilities Expo artiasts market this August.


I am sponsored for 10x10 booth and will have a number pf framed prints on display and for sale. Its a sort of trade show for persons with an interest in disabilities.
Its open to the public and admission is free (parking will cost you).


If you are in Houston Aug 2-4, drop by and see me.


Below is a press release.

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Legally Blind Photographer Shows Work In Houston

Legally blind visual artist, Drew Bedo, has been selected to show his fine-art photographic prints at the Abilities Expo 2013 at Houston’s Reliant Center from August 2nd through the 4th.
Although legally blind,Bedo creates fine art photographic images using traditional films in antique view cameras. His work will be on display and for sale to the public at the Abilities Expo trade show.
In 2011,, Bedo was selected as an Artist-in-Residence at Rocky Mountain National Park. His work has also been exhibited in juried main-stream shows by The Houston Center for Photography and the Houston Visual Arts Alliance. In 2013, several of his images have been selected for inclusion in the Shared Visions Exhibition at the California college of Optometry, a juried, multi-media art show for visually impaired artists. Four of his images are on perminant display at the Cris Cole Rehabilitation Center, a state institution in Austin.
His work may be found at: www.quietlightphoto.com
Additional images by Bedo may be found at: www.artsyhome.com

From The Abilities Expo website:
“Abilities Expo brings together everything you need, all under one roof! For more than 30 years, Abilities Expo has been the go-to source for the Community of people with disabilities, their families, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals. Every event opens your eyes to new technologies, new possibilities, new solutions and new opportunities to change your life. Where else can you discover ability-enhancing products and services, play a few adaptive sports, learn new dance moves, attend informative workshops and only scratch the surface of what Abilities Expo has to offer?”
http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/houston/index.html

[David Schaller]

Congratulations Drew! Have a great time at the Expo.
Dave

[Drew Bedo]

Thanks Dave: Drop by, say "Hi!", then look around.

See you tomorrow at the TPCA meeting . . .
Hey, everyone . . .the Texas Photographic Collectors Association meets on the 2nd Sat of each month at 10AM down at Professional Camera Repair (4410 Richmond in Houston). Come ooofor the coffee, carbohydrates and camera talk.

[C_Remington]

What does Legally Blind mean?

[Bob Salomon]

What does Legally Blind mean?

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[Bob Salomon]

Congratulations Drew!

Back in the early 70's when I was a Product Manager with Rollei a magazine did an article about a photographer who was supposed to actually be blind (I am legally blind also) who did a photo shoot with a Rollei 35 camera. Pictures were very good, composition was excellent but the story did not go into how he accomplished it.

[C_Remington]

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What does Legally Blind mean?

[Bob Salomon]

What does Legally Blind mean?

I can see that without my glasses now!

[Andrew O'Neill]

Google it. That's what it's there for. Wikipedia:

In North America and most of Europe, legal blindness is defined as visual acuity (vision) of 20/200 (6/60) or less in the better eye with best correction possible. This means that a legally blind individual would have to stand 20 feet (6.1 m) from an object to see it—with corrective lenses—with the same degree of clarity as a normally sighted person could from 200 feet (61 m). In many areas, people with average acuity who nonetheless have a visual field of less than 20 degrees (the norm being 180 degrees) are also classified as being legally blind. Approximately ten percent of those deemed legally blind, by any measure, have no vision. The rest have some vision, from light perception alone to relatively good acuity. Low vision is sometimes used to describe visual acuities from 20/70 to 20/200.[3]

Good luck, Drew!

[C_Remington]

Too lazy.