Seen, is a new photography exhibition featuring 22 powerful portraits that bring into focus the lives of blind and partially sighted people.  The exhibition is a collaboration between the RNIB and photographer Joshua Bratt.

Over the last two years, Joshua has travelled the country, meeting people with sight loss and capturing their stories through his lens. These portraits reveal the extraordinary lives of blind and partially sighted people: individuals thriving in their careers, pursuing their passions and overcoming barriers.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was there for the launch of the exhibition on Thursday 11 September 2025 and caught up with Online baker and cookbook author Penny Melville-Brown to find out more about the experience of being photographed by Joshua in her kitchen and how she hopes the exhibition will help to change people’s perceptions of sight loss and what blind and partially sighted people are capable of doing with maybe just a bit of help and assistance.

If you're in London this weekend, free tickets are still available for Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September. Book here: Seen Photography Exhibition Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

Can't visit in person? Check out the portraits and the audio description online: https://www.rnib.org.uk/campaign-with-us/join-us-this-september-for-the-launch-of-seen/welcome-to-seen/

Image shows a creatively angled photo showing off the exhibition space before the doors opened. Well lit, with white walls and ceiling, the photos hang along the wall with additional spotlights above. Tall bar stools and tables are set up in the middle of the space, waiting for visitors to come in and enjoy the space.