Everyday Things - Jay the Photographer

by Patricia Ochoa March 09, 2021

Jay R. McDonald is a lifestyle photographer with color blindness.
See all the ways his world of color changed with EnChroma.

Since that first night the sun laid to rest over the horizon, behind the Canadian Rocky Mountains and covered itself with a blanket of cloudy cotton candy, I have had a hard time taking my EnChroma glasses off. Everyday now I try to go for a walk in the afternoons and document things I didn’t know were in existence before or I thought were the wrong colour...

I asked my girlfriend or pals to confirm all of the colours, that’s how I know what they are

Since that first night the sun laid to rest over the horizon, behind the Canadian Rocky Mountains and covered itself with a blanket of cloudy cotton candy, I have had a hard time taking my EnChroma glasses off. Everyday now I try to go for a walk in the afternoons and document things I didn’t know were in existence before or I thought were the wrong colour...

EXPLORE YOUR

WORLD

Watch Jay’s first EnChroma moment

Jay R McDonald is the co-founder Roam Creative and a professional commercial photographer with deutan color blindness. His work has been featured on National Geographic, Sony Alpha Universe, Folks Magazine, Explore Canada, Travel Alberta, Swoop Airlines and many more.

Follow him on Instagram at @jayrmcdonald or find him on Roam Creative’s website at www.roamcreative.ca




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