How I learned to take pictures again: Adventure photographer’s life-changing journey

Shutter Stories: A Canon Podcast on Photography, Filmmaking and Print

English - April 05, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB
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Capturing images of kite-surfing and outdoor adventure sports is a tricky area of photography at the best of times, but what about after a life-changing accident that leaves you unable to use your arms or legs?

Ydwer van der Heide was at the top of his game, taking photos of extreme water sports when he experienced a life-changing accident that left him using a wheelchair.
How did he relearn how to take photos? And how did he adapt his camera to enable him to continue shooting action pictures from a wheelchair?
Ilvy Njiokiktjien finds out in the latest episode of Canon’s Shutter Stories.

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