"YES, NOW I'M BLIND.   BUT I WAS STILL NOT GOING TO SIT DOWN AND CRY BUT ENGAGE IN LIFE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY." What is it like to become blind? What are the dangers for a blind person in a sighted world? Imagine being a sighted person, and then at age 26 -- you begin to go blind. Within a few years -- you are completely blind.   Meet Mr. Pete Eckert, the professional photographer.   His world suddenly collapsed when he received the diagnosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa or RP. There is currently no cure for RP. "I survived on my creativity and wits. I now learned that I was going to go blind was devastating. It was like being hit by a hammer." Pete was an aspiring architect and had been accepted to Yale University before he went blind. A blind architect sounded too strange to Pete, so he quickly changed and adapted. Pete dug in deep to mindblowing focus -- got his black belt to be able to defend himself on the street and an MBA to be able to support himself.   Fast forward, Pete Eckert is a highly acclaimed and award-winning photographer. CNN reports Pete as a "Successful career as a self-taught photographer. His striking, ghostly images have been sought after by the likes of Playboy magazine, which commissioned a series of eerie nudes, and Volkswagen, which recently hired Eckert to photograph its new car for an advertising campaign."  Pete recently finished a Google "Be My Eyes" commercial.  Join me for this inspiring story; it's the best fifteen minutes you'll spend today.Please do three things: Click on FOLLOW this podcast through your favorite platform.Share this episode with a few of your friends today.Visit the website at http://findinginspiration.life.Transcript Reading Time: 7 minutesIn this episode, we cover:Pete decided to become a photographer.   He has had many exhibitions, and his work is in high demand. Pete was recently in a Google "Be My Eyes" Ad.Through his photographs, Pete looks for metaphors of blindness to describe his world to the sighted world. He uses sound, touch, and memory to take amazing photos. Pete planned to get an MBA for financial stability. And a black belt in TaeKwonDo so he could handle himself on the street like a blind person. AdWeek said: A blind photographer took some of the coolest car photos you'll ever see for Volkswagen. Resources from This Episode:https://peteeckert.com/https://peteeckert.com/portfolio/google-and-be-my-eyes/https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/pete-eckert-blind-photographer/index.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr3xOHGgRoMhttps://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/a-blind-photographer-took-some-of-the-coolest-car-photos-youll-ever-see-for-volkswagen/