“For years now, Afghanistan has become synonymous with the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and terrorism. But it wasn’t always so. For most of the previous century, Afghanistan lived in peaceful anonymity. It was a magnet for travelers who came to see the rugged beauty of the land, to walk along the old Silk Route, and to meet its kind and hospitable people. Joseph Hoyt’s lens gloriously brings back this bygone Afghanistan. In his photos, we get a glimpse of a land that was once a meeting point of cultures, a link between east and west. He captures the raw, ethereal beauty of this land, a taste of its prosperous history, and the unique spirit of its proud and resilient people. What’s more, looking at Hoyt’s photographs of this happier era, the suffering and tumult that the Afghan people have endured since is made more personal. The toll of the tragedy becomes palpable. This is testament to Hoyt’s skills as a photographer as well as his personal affection for this war-scarred land and its people.”
- Khaled Hosseini
PHILANTHROPIC COLLABORATIONS
Photographer Joseph Hoyt
COLLABORATIONS / Photographer Joseph Hoyt
The Khaled Hosseini Foundation is proud to announce a philanthropic collaboration with photographer Joseph Hoyt.
Miami photographer Joseph Hoyt has graciously agreed to donate half the proceeds from the purchase of Afghanistan 1970-1975 Images From An Era Of Peace to The Khaled Hosseini Foundation. The photographic book contains 50 high quality black and white images from Afghanistan during its most recent era of peace. Hoyt's exhibition of photographs has been shown recently at The San Francisco Public Library and at the San Jose Repertory Theatre in conjunction with their production of The Kite Runner.
The photographs are the culmination of Hoyt's travels throughout Afghanistan in the early 1970’s and offer a photographic narrative of the region when its people were living in a peaceful and thriving community. Hoyt captures the sentiment of the book best when he says, "solutions for Afghanistan’s future may lie in our ability to look back at an era in its recent past when the nation was at peace."
The book may be purchased for $20 plus shipping and handling by selecting the link below. We hope you take this opportunity to purchase this incredibly moving collection while helping those in need in Afghanistan.
Visit Joseph Hoyt’s site at www.imagesofafghanistan.com for additional information.
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