RIO DE JANEIRO - Joao Maia is one of many talented photographers covering the Rio Paralympics, but with a twist: he can't see what he shoots. Blind Brazilian photographer Joao Maia lost his sight when he was 28 after suffering uveitis, an inflation of the eye"You don't need to see to take photographs. Somehow the blind photographer pulls off what might seem like an impossible task. Maia, 41, lost his sight when he was 28 after suffering uveitis, an inflation of the eye. Maia and another photographer, who is confined to a wheelchair, are documenting the Paralympics with their encouragement.

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2016 13:41 UTC