Graeme Robertson is helping us to see the blind with his new exhibition

Renowned photographer Graeme Robertson hopes his exhibition can help make a

Pictures from Graeme Robertson’s exhibition of pictures for Sightsaver

SWABIL Magumba goes to Bishop Willis Primary School in Iganda, which is a town of about 50,000 people in the eastern region of Uganda. He’s one of the children award-winning photographer Graeme Robertson has chosen for Framing Perceptions, an initiative funded by the non-governmental organisation Sightsavers, which highlights what life is like for people living with disabilities in Uganda and India.

“Swabil was born blind,” says Robertson. “He lives in the middle of nowhere in a community run by elders who believe that a blind child, a disabled child or an unwell person is bad luck or a curse on their community. When it was found out that this kid was blind a family member poisoned him with the blood of a lizard to try and kill him. He didn’t die but his face and his whole body were covered in blisters.