Updated On: 19 August, 2022 12:37 PM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Over the pandemic months, Rajen Nair, a partially-deaf photographer and teacher has been engaging his students, who have a hearing disability or are battling cancer, using the online medium. Through social media accounts like the ‘Cancer Art Project’ and ‘Enabled Photography’, the students` creativity has blossomed even in locked down conditions

Rajen Nair started ‘Cancer Art Project’ and ‘Enabled Photography’ to encourage people with a hearing disability and cancer survivors to continue their photography during the pandemic. Photo Courtesy: Rajen Nair. Photo: Rajen Nair
The Covid-19 pandemic may have dampened the spirits of many Mumbaikars but it has not deterred city-based photographer Rajen Nair from doing what he does best – teaching photography to children who are living with disabilities or being treated for cancer.
When he couldn’t impart this love for the camera in-person due to the lockdown, the freelance lensman, who is in his mid-50s, encouraged students to put their clicks out into the world. They young learners have been using two social media accounts, ’Enabled Photography’ and ‘Cancer Art Project’ — which he launched in the early weeks of April 2020 — to continue experimenting with the art even in restricted conditions.