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John
Dugdale
is one of the most celebrated photographers of our time, and he is all the
better regarded because he is almost blind. Ten years ago, John lost almost
all his vision, yet he
claims he has discovered that sight exists in his mind and his heart. Unlike
most photographers' point-and-shoot approach, he sketches and titles each
image before it is made, then composes by sensing shapes, and later has his
assistant focuses the camera. "My style hasn't changed," he says,
referring to his early work before his blindness. "It's the same
subject matter, but shown with a clarity I didn't have then. My photographic
vision is clearer now than when I could see." His subjects are
portraits and figurative studies of his closest friends and family, flowers,
still lives of his antique china and glass, and the rural landscapes of his
home. Born
in Connecticut, John lives and works in Greenwich Village and in his
18th-century farmhouse near Catskill, New York.
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