Bruce Hall can't see any of these things. That's because Hall is almost blind. Even though he can't see more than a few centimeters in front of him, he's a photographer. When he looks through the lens of the camera, he sees the world sometimes for first time.
Discovering Another World
It all started at the age of nine when Hall had an eye-opening experience. He grew up hearing about stars. All he saw was darkness. Then one night a neighbor let him look through his telescope. "It was like an opening into another world!" He decided to become a photographer. The decision changed his life. He discovered how to see the world! Now he can't live without photographs. "I think all photographers take pictures to see, but I can't see without cameras," he says.
Seeing
When Hall looks through his camera, the lens makes things look bigger. Then he sees things again through the pictures he takes. Using modern technology, Hall can look at them closely and examine all the detail that most of us see --- but ignore--- every day. And through his pictures, we can learn new things about the world around us.