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The blind photographer who covered the Paralympics

The blind photographer who covered the Paralympics
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An inflammation of the eye called uveitis left Joao Maia da Silva almost completely blind at 28-years-old, but could not stop him from becoming a photographer and fulfilling his dream of covering the Paralympic Games.

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