Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Pete Eckert ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://peteeckert.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Pages - [Home](https://peteeckert.com/) - Blind photographer Pete Eckert is at the forefront of an emerging art form. His groundbreaking work includes VW, Playboy, Swarovski and NCIS. - [Press](https://peteeckert.com/press/) - The blind photographer Pete Eckert articles, films, TV interviews, and radio shows. - [Books](https://peteeckert.com/books/) - Lester, Paul Martin. “Visual Communication: Images With Messages” 6th Edition © 2014 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, pages 416-417. Busser, Howell “20/20 BLINDSIGHT” © 2013 William Busser Howell. pages 154-164. Lester, Paul Martin. “Visual Communication: Images With Messages” 5th Edition © 2011 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, pages 398-399. McCulloh, Douglas. “Sight Unseen: International Photography by Blind Artists”. © - [Awards](https://peteeckert.com/awards/) - Blind photographer Pete Eckert's awards including Artist Wanted Exposure competition. - [Shows](https://peteeckert.com/shows/) - Blind photographer Pete Eckert's shows listed chronologically. - [Podcasts](https://peteeckert.com/podcasts/) - 2024 Blog article about Pete Eckert by AATONAU https://aatonau.com/pete-eckert-photography-beyond-sights-limits/ January 28, 2024. 2023 Lenscratch features Inner Vision Photography by Blind Artists interviews http://lenscratch.com/2023/12/inner-vision-photography-by-blind-artists-pete-eckert/ December 17, 2023. Hammerl, Thomas, Divine-Spark.net, A Creatives Interview https://divine-spark.net/creatives/pete-eckert May 2023. 2022 Wertz, Allon, B&H podcast “Photography and Loss of Sight with Pete Eckert” published April 7, 2022. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts/photography/photography-and-loss-of-sight-with-pete-eckert-the-bh-photography-podcast Weissmann, Jennifer, - [Films and Shorts](https://peteeckert.com/films-and-shorts/) - In Your Light Do We See Light”. A documentary film by Joey Zhao, Rising Voices Season 3 LLC. Presented at Tribeca Film Festival, New York City, 2023. https://risingvoicesfilms.com/film/in-your-light-do-we-see-light/ Shot in the Dark, a film by Frank Amann, Germany www.shotinthedark-film.com/en/ 2016 Blind Photographer Pete Eckert LA film by Daisuke Ishii www.youtube.com 2015 The Avant/Garde Diaries https://youtu.be/0mfywo9s4yc sponsored by Mercedes-Benz documentary film by - [woodcuts](https://peteeckert.com/woodcuts/) - When I went blind all of my negative feelings went into art. These woodcuts and drawings are inspired by the German Expressionist. - [Sales](https://peteeckert.com/sales/) - Blind photographer Pete Eckert sales contact, Pete Eckert.com. - [Presentations](https://peteeckert.com/presentations/) - The blind photographer, Pete Eckert's presentations including Swarovski Summit, SDF Seoul, and Sight Unseen. - [Contact](https://peteeckert.com/contact/) - Please email Pete Eckert at peteeckert@mindspring.com - [Amy's Jewelry](https://peteeckert.com/amys-jewelry/) - Amy does one-of-a-kind fused glass jewelry as well as rings, necklaces, and bracelets in precious metals and stones. Since her stock is always changing, what she has displayed here are examples. If any catch your fancy please send us a message. She can take digital photos of similar pieces to show you what she has ## Portfolio - [The Blind Horseman](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/the-blind-horseman/) - The Blind Horseman - This piece was started years ago. I finished making a mold for the piece and making a Hydrocal cast. I carried the Hydrocal cast around for years. Out of the blue I won a $5000 gift from the NADC Artist Advancement Award. The National Arts and Disability Center is a program - [John Galgano Pete Eckert Collaboration](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/john-galgano-pete-eckert-collaboration/) - John and I met in art school. He was 17 and had a full tuition scholarship. I was 20 and was working along on money I had saved. John was a photographer and I was a sculptor. In his first year of school he got his girlfriend pregnant. I remember sleeping in the bathtub while - [Pope's Blessing](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/popes-blessing/) - Just as COVID hit I was doing a series in the church. I ran into some difficulty. A few people didn't understand why a blind person wanted to do a photo shoot in the church. To make things easier I decided to ask the pope for his blessing. This page shows some of the work - [Volkswagen](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/volkswagen/) - Photos and video blind photographer Pete Eckert did for VW Arteon advertisement. - [Google and Be My Eyes](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/google-and-be-my-eyes/) - There is an app for the blind called Be My Eyes. It has been around for about four years. Now Google and Microsoft have teamed up with them. The app is free. Using the app is easy. When you open it on your smart phone it automatically calls a sighted volunteer as it turns on - [Tarjan Center at UCLA](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/tarjan-center-at-ucla/) - The Tarjan Center has given a number of mini grants to the group i started called The Blind Photographers Guild. - [Photos on NCIS](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/photos-on-ncis/) - NCIS episode 92 was loosely based on me as a blind photographer. All my blind friends like it because the blind guy gets the girl at the end. - [The Dark Series](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/the-dark-series/) - When I went blind all of my negative feelings went into art. These woodcuts and drawings are inspired by the German Expressionist. - [Seoul Digital Forum](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/seoul-digital-forum/) - Blind photographer Pete Eckert's speech and photos from the 2014 Seoul Digital Forum. - [Forest Ballet](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/forest-ballet/) - Blind photographer Pete Eckert photos of ballerinas in a redwood forest for the documentary Shot In The Dark. - [Playboy](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/playboy/) - Pete Eckert is totally blind and shot for Playboy. This is a historic event for blind people. - [Bus Series](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/bus-series/) - Bus drivers don't always call off stops even though they are supposed to under the Americans With Disabilities Act. This story board shows the trouble I ran into with bus drivers and the police as a blind person. - [Swarovski Shoot](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/swarovski-shoot/) - These are some innovative photos I did for Swarovski jewelry for a jewelry summit in Vienna. - [United Nations Postal Stamp](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/united-nations-postal-stamp/) - I had the honor of doing a postal stamp for The United Nations. My Electro-Man photo is on the stamp. - [Gallery 3](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/gallery-3/) - I slip photos under the door from the world of the blind to be seen in the light, Blind photographer Pete Eckert. - [Bone Light Gallery](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/bone-light-gallery/) - Pete Eckert re-wired his optic cortex when he went blind to see with sound, touch, and memory. - [Neurologic Gallery](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/neurologic-gallery/) - What it feels like graphically to have a neurologic disorder by the blind photographer Pete Eckert. - [Gallery 2](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/gallery-2/) - Seeing with sound, touch, and memory Pete Eckert's work as a blind photographer. - [Gallery 1](https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/gallery/) - Totally blind photographer Pete Eckert's older work. ## Stats Types - [view](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/view/) - [Chrome](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/chrome/) - [Safari](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/safari/) - [Macintosh](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/macintosh/) - [iPhone](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/iphone/) - [Windows](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/windows/) - [Linux](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/linux/) - [Android](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/android/) - [unknown](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/unknown/) - [Opera](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/opera/) - [Firefox](https://peteeckert.com/wpa-stats-type/firefox/) ## Collections - [Photo Galleries](https://peteeckert.com/collection/photo-galleries/) - The blind photographer Pete Eckert’s gallery pages of recent and past work. - [Photo Projects](https://peteeckert.com/collection/photo-projects/) - The blind photographer Pete Eckert shot for Volkswagen, Playboy, the TV Show NCIS, Swarovski and more.