Going blind in one eye would unnerve anyone. And for an art historian and photographer, it’s especially upsetting. But Teju Cole found that his Big Blind Spot Syndrome taught him a new way to look at the world — and actually changed his photography. He tells Steve Paulson why he wanted to invent a new kind of photography book, and how his life in both Nigeria and New York has shaped his thinking.
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