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A blind man has become one of the photographers for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.

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A blind man has become one of the photographers for the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.

Just like any other professional reporter, Joao Maia took fabulous photos of the 2016 Paralympic Games while on site in Rio de Janeiro.

The only difference is, that he is blind.

« I don’t need to be able to see in order to take photos : my eyes are in my heart », said the Brazilian photographer.

When you see him at work in the Olympic Stadium in Rio, you might be forgiven for wondering whether he really is blind, or whether the most important things in life are hidden from our sight, as Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote, in The Little Prince….

Source : AFP Article.