A blind photographer with no sense of light.

In 2009 I suddenly lost my eyesight completely. A fluke hobbiest photographer, who has now become a blind fluke photographer.

With no vision, it is nearly impossible to continue photography as I used to anymore. Therefore, the purpose of photography is no longer to impress people by showing off what I have and what I shoot but simply capturing what I would see if I were to have a decent vision.

After all, I am learning how I can continue shooting blind.

Since March 2010, the contents of my photostream have changed.

Though I used to own many cameras in the past,I got rid of most of them because the recent cameras rely on visual menus instead of physical switches to change settings so I can no longer make use of them. Even though I can stick with full auto setting, I still want to play with aperture and shutter speed as well as exposure bias in mind.

My current cameras:

Fujifilm
FINEPIX X100 - The latest addition as of May 2011
A retro-looking high-end compact camera with fast f/2, fixed fujinon lens and APS-C image sensor. Dedicated aperture ring, shutter speed and exposure bias dials let me shoot in Aperture / shutter priority mode with ease, and I never get lost which setting I am shooting with.

Fujifilm Finepix X100 Body

Ricoh GR Digitals (GR Digital, GR Digital II, GR Digital III)

One Two and Three

Kodak V705 Dual Lens Compact Camera that I have got it fixed for more cost that I originally paid for because I believe that's worth the money..

Kodak EasyShare V705 Ultra Wide Angle Dual Lens

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Photos of hirosan (20)

  • Yakiniku wth Hirosan by s.yume
  • Hirosan by s.yume
  • A Meet-Up with Hirosan. by Roscoe Van Damme
  • A Meet-Up with Hirosan. by Roscoe Van Damme
  • Farewell by hirosan
  • The Birthday Lunch at Oggi by hirosan
  • At Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at JR Hakata Station City by hirosan
  • _DSC7799 by M.Toda
  • _DSC7806 by M.Toda
  • _DSC7709 by M.Toda
  • That's Better by pokoroto
  • Oops by pokoroto
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hirosan's favorite photos from other Flickr members (57)

  • Christmas Light Cam is now live by slworking2
  • Ladies only by Mike-wise
  • Bit of a looker by tomhakase
  • Super Ryo and Brian by punk props
  • His Favorite by JDMJACK
  • Hirosan - Self Portrait by Adam Fick
  • Hirosan with some lorikeets by slworking2
  • 1-22-2008 up to the getty... by -RYAN
  • xXxXx by tomhakase
  • Vending machine cafe01.jpg by midorisyu
  • Hirosan by t6hawk
  • Daffodils on camera by t6hawk
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Testimonials (6)

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    –tradewinds•> says:

    "Hirosan always entertains with his shots. He is exhaustive in what he shoots. His tech savvy and curiousity leads to interesting dialogs and helped me choose the RIcoh R8. A great guy and contact on Flickr!
    Tony"

    19th December, 2008

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    andrewhiggins1 says:

    "hirosan is a very fine fellow, friendly and interesting. And I have never met anyone who loves taking photos, and his cameras, so much! Enjoy your photography Ryo!"

    19th May, 2008

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    sɐanosaurus [ショーンオザウルス] says:

    "Ryo has a very unique way of documenting life through his photos. With his extensive collection of cameras and knowledge of photography he records daily life almost religiously. I can't imagine him without a camera in hand or at the ready. He's a great friend and one of the most generous guys I know. I look forward to more meetings in Japan and LA! Pretty much."

    7th May, 2008

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    In Memory of Maureen says:

    "I came across Ryo's photostream through another contact of mine, Kevin (slworking) and found it very interesting. I like the manner of this photostream, the way he takes pictures of his daily life and the things he comes across and shares them. He also has many amazing pictures with interesting perspectives. Ryo also has a great sense of humor, I'm glad to be getting to know him through his photos!"

    31st March, 2008

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    jimmyfuture says:

    "Hirosan is a great guy with a cheeky sense of humour and a talent for finding photo opportunities everywhere. He has more cameras and gadgets than anyone I have met before, and hanging out while he tricks them out is a bunch of fun!"

    28th May, 2007

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    lcars says:

    "Ryo is a very nice fellow with a lovely obsession for photography :), I really have never seen someone taking so many pictures! But you know what, keep doing it because I really admire your dedication and passion about it!

    Kudos to you hirosan!"

    9th October, 2006

Name:
Ryo Hirosawa
Joined:
January 2006
Hometown:
Fukuoka
Currently:
Fukuoka, Japan
I am:
Male and Single
Occupation:
Retired. Living with disability pension
Website:
hirosan.info