Training the visually impaired to take photos
Huawei uses AI to teach the visually impaired to shoot great photos with its phone.
HuAWei feels visual impairment shouldn’t be a deterrent to taking great photos.
the company, in collaboration with the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) and arts nGO Plus Community, conducted 10 Sensory Photography classes for the visually impaired and MAB students to encourage the use of photography as a medium to express their inner self and envision their surroundings.
the Ai As the eyes campaign taught them to use the Huawei P20 Pro’s Ai cameras and smart voice guide to automatically optimise the camera settings for any scene.
the classes, conducted by Malaysian photographer David Lok, founder of DL Studios, also taught the participants the basics of light, shadows, forms and textures, and how to tell better stories using the P20 Pro’s camera.
“it is amazing to see participants so eager to learn and observe the creative expressions portrayed in each photograph. this drives us further to do what we do on a daily basis, to play a part in giving back to members of the community and operate in a socially responsible manner because this is the core of our business,” said Huawei Consumer Business Group country director Bill Liu.
Jamaliah Mohd Yasin, a mother of two and grandmother of three whose condition is classified as B1 – totally or almost totally blind – is one of the participants whose photographs have been submitted for Huawei’s next-image Photography Awards 2018. the award offers a grand prize of uS$20,000 (RM82,100) as well as the opportunity for winners to showcase their best work to a global audience.
to learn more about the nextimage Awards or submit your photographs, visit bit.ly/2Mvm2vB.