Afghanistan 1970 - 1975
Images From an Era of Peace
Photographs by Joseph Hoyt
Nearly every day we are exposed to images of the people, landscapes and everyday life in Afghanistan. The world's press focuses its lens on the turmoil and despair of the ongoing tragedy that has been unfolding there for the past 35 years to remind us of the importance of saving Afghanistan from the forces intent on its dominance or destruction. As a young traveler, Joseph Hoyt visited Afghanistan in the early 1970s. Afghanistan 1970 - 1975, Images from an Era of Peace is the result and offers a valuable record of what life in Afghanistan was like before the wars -- a contrasting view to what has become the stereotypical press imagery of today.
Through these 50 powerful black and white images, discover the fascinating history of a once peaceful Afghanistan -- its proud people, striking landscapes and ancient ruins in this poor but culturally and historically rich nation.
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Proceeds from the sale of the book and photographs benefit PARSA's Healthy Afghan Community programs.
(Editor's Note: Joseph Hoyt was a 23-year-old backpacker when he first heard of the mountainous peaks and sweltering deserts of Afghanistan. Fresh out of college, he was in Europe to do what many 20-somethings do: lose, or possible find, himself in travel. Hoyt, an amateur photographer, snaked east as far as Singapore, but nothing caught him like Afghanistan. “It was beautiful. It was untouched. It was safe,” says Hoyt, 60, of South Miami. “It was really fun to walk around and engage people. It opens up a whole world to you.”)
October
1, 2009
