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Seeing Forward

Documenting Aravind Eye Hospital's revolutionary model of affordable eye care in Madurai, India. Where routine treatments like cataract surgery mean the difference between independence and blindness, this work captures both the clinical precision and profound human impact of accessible healthcare.

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World Photo Annual

2025

Honorable Mention

People

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Photojournalism

Professional

Seeing Forward

Documenting Aravind Eye Hospital's revolutionary model of affordable eye care in Madurai, India. Where routine treatments like cataract surgery mean the difference between independence and blindness, this work captures both the clinical precision and profound human impact of accessible healthcare.

About Artist

Brian Callaway

Brian Callaway is an award-winning photographer and creative director based in Los Angeles. Commercially, he has worked with Lexus and Toyota, producing images that have populated the Lexus website for over a decade. His most recent commercial accolades include reFocus Photographer of the Year - Portraits and several Honorable Mentions. He is co-founder of Callaway Gable, one of the most awarded wedding studios serving celebrity and high-profile clients worldwide, including Madonna, Britney Spears, and Bono. Brian's work has been featured as a National Geographic Photo of the Day, and in Vogue, People, Us Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, Rangefinder Magazine, Popular Photography, and Architectural Digest. He has presented at Nikon, WPPI, Mystic, Silk India, and CreativeLive, and teaches photography workshops in the US and internationally. His personal work focuses on street and travel photography, and as a lifelong visual storyteller, he uses this passion to fuel his workshops and mentoring, where he teaches composition, timing, and the craft of photography.

Brian Callaway

Photographic Areas of Focus

Advertising & Commercial, Architecture, Event & Wedding, Fine Art, People, Photojournalism, Portrait, Street, Travel

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United States of America

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