Intended to highlight the plight of the millions of women around the world who have needlessly gone blind.
The photographer and the charity wanted to draw attention to the fact that two-thirds of the 45 million blind people in the world are women and 90 per cent of those live in the developing world. "Eyesight is something that as a photographer I'm very nervous about," Rankin said. "People say 'what's the worst thing that could happen?' And I say 'to lose my sight'. It's not only my life and business but the sense that I love the most."
