Fred's girls show how his work lives on

‘Through her eyes' has been curated by four of Fred Hollows' daughters and features photographs that address the issue of gender inequity and blindness. The pictures by photographers such as Michael Amendolia, Sandy Scheltema and Hugh Rutherford, capture the work of The Fred Hollows Foundation.

"We wanted to do something to bring attention to the issue of gender and blindness, which is the focus of World Sight Day this year." says Emma Hollows.

"I recently travelled to the Eastern Cape of South Africa to witness the work that The Foundation was doing in the region, so the pictures I've chosen for the exhibition capture the emotions and feelings that I saw in women over there after their sight was restored."

Women account for around two thirds of all cases of blindness. Evidence shows that in most developing countries, women are less likely to receive eye care services than men and this has lead to a disproportionate number of blind women in these countries.

World Sight Day is the annual awareness day of Vision2020 which is a global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness by the year 2020.

The ‘Through her eyes' exhibition was officially launched on World Sight Day, 8th October, however the exhibition will be open to the public at Sydney's Chifley Tower from 6th - 17th October.

View this photo slideshow to see a selection of images featured in the exhibition.

For more information or to arrange interviews phone The Fred Hollows Foundation:

Andy Nilsen (ph) 0405 844 289 or (02) 8741 1960
Email: anilsen@hollows.org