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When Remigijus Audiejaitis shoots a picture there's no concern about lighting or whether the f-stop is correct. What's important to him is the sound his subjects make, whether it's the laugh of a shop girl or the backfiring of a muffler on the city streets or the clinking of coffee mugs. Audiejaitis, a photographer for four years, couldn't adjust for poor lighting. He's been blind since birth. "I take my automatic camera out when I hear something interesting happening around me," the 30-year-old photographer told The Associated Press this week.

Despite the obvious shortcoming, Audiejaitis's lack of sight has not dampened his desire to take photos. He uses a Kodak Advantix 2000 he purchased a while ago. It's fully automatic, so there's no concern about being out of focus. Instead of the viewfinder, he uses the mind's eye to gauge what he hears and then decides whether to shoot or not. "I picture rich sounds and my friends develop the film and sort the best images," he said. At the moment, he's intrigued by the idea of photographing street brawls. "That must be very noisy and vivid, changing every second. It would be easy to get a nice shot," he said, a grin curling his lips. "Dangerous, but extremely interesting."

The sound of a woman laughing brings him to a screeching stop. A white walking stick in his right hand, Audiejaitis takes out his Kodak with his left hand and points it in the direction of the girl's peals. He fires off four shots before putting the camera down. "I don't take too many pictures. The sixth sense tells me when to use the camera," he said.

Bron: Associated Press.