FLIPP photographer, Jonathan May's personal creative passion is to capture people in their natural environments, whilst on location for commercial jobs. He loves to find the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Recently, Jonathan came across some Kenyan children in a school for the visually impaired, and wanted to explore the idea of what day to day life would look like through their eyes. See his story below and check out more of his work on his personal website.
"Bored with watching a tiny television while waiting for a domestic plane at Mombassa airport, I was fascinated to discover blind children playing soccer in Kenya, I knew I had to visit their school."
While the deputy principle was gathering some children to photograph, I noticed this young girl (Teresa) who was blindly fumbling her way from one side of the school yard to the other. I asked the deputy if Teresa could join us and I was told it wasn't possible. Her family couldn't afford the school fees and her mother currently being told by the principle to take her home today. The deputy went on and said that without continued education at her age , Teresa would get left behind and struggle to integrate and engage with society.
I thought back to my own childhood and how at her age I didn't have a care in the world. I couldn't let Teresa go home that day so I payed for her tuition for the rest of the year. It wasn't alot of money and that small gesture will give young Teresa some hope to live a more normal independent life. I now have myself and unexpected sponsor child and will continue to pay for her education.
This project aims to bring awareness to the daily struggles that some children endure, by trying to give you their respective visual impairment.
"Thika primary school is a non for profit organisation run by the Salvation Army."
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