Haunting portaits of Sierra Leone's blind
Gelatin Silver Print
From Inner Light: Portraits of the Blind, Sierra Leone 1999-2003 by Tim Hetherington, currently on view at the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York until May 18, 2013.
Photographer Tim Hetherington spent five years on this series, which portrays young men and women at the Milton Margai School for the Blind in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Hetherington, a photographer known for his humanistic approach to documentary photography, especially in conflict zones, established a charity to benefit the school.
Hetherington was killed while covering the conflict in Libya on April 20, 2011. To learn more about his work, visit his website.
Gelatin Silver Print
Gelatin Silver Print
Gelatin Silver Print
Gelatin Silver Print
Gelatin Silver Print
Gelatin Silver Print
Gelatin Silver Print
Gelatin Silver Print
Gelatin Silver Print