A Blind Photographer Took Some of the Coolest Car Photos You'll Ever See for Volkswagen

See Pete Eckert's astonishing 'light paintings'

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About 30 years ago, aspiring architect Pete Eckert learned he would soon lose his eyesight to retinitis pigmentosa. It was hardly the ideal time to rediscover his mother’s camera, but since then, Eckert has made his mark on the world of professional photography by way of a technique that uses “sound, touch and memory” to effectively sculpt an image of the object in question.

German agency Grabarz & Partner thought Eckert’s self-described “light paintings” would be an ideal way to showcase its client Volkswagen’s newest model, the four-door fastback Arteon.

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