{"id":304,"date":"2013-11-14T14:39:56","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T19:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/?p=304"},"modified":"2023-04-07T14:07:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T18:07:14","slug":"through-the-lens-of-a-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/through-the-lens-of-a-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Through the Lens of a Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_248\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/11\/Dizon-Relief.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248\" class=\"wp-image-248 \" title=\"The Wait\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/11\/Dizon-Relief.jpg\" alt=\"Dizon Relief\" width=\"314\" height=\"435\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Wait. Copyright for image is held by Ron Dizon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ronald Dizon served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan from 1971-1973.\u00a0 During his time abroad, he worked with Operation Help\u2014a joint project between the US Peace Corps and USAID.\u00a0 The project fed the Afghan people who suffered from starvation, disease, and destitution worsened by a severe two-year drought.<\/p>\n<p>Dizon created a photo essay about the project for the Afghan Government.\u00a0 The images capture the effects of drought on the lives of people. \u00a0 Not only informative, the images are simply fascinating.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_249\" style=\"width: 2072px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/11\/Dizon-Transport.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-249\" class=\" wp-image-249 \" title=\"Food Transport to Darzak Valley\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/11\/Dizon-Transport.jpg\" alt=\"Dizon Transport\" width=\"2062\" height=\"1535\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food Transport to Darzak Valley. Copyright for image is held by Ron Dizon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Additional images from the project are located in the collection.\u00a0 The collection also includes a letter from the Afghan Government noting the importance of Dizon\u2019s contribution to Operation Help in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_250\" style=\"width: 1705px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/11\/Dizon-Wrestling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-250\" class=\" wp-image-250 \" title=\"Village Wrestling Match\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/pcca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2013\/11\/Dizon-Wrestling.jpg\" alt=\"Dizon Wrestling\" width=\"1695\" height=\"2062\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Village Wrestling Match. Copyright for image is held by Ron Dizon.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronald Dizon served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan from 1971-1973.\u00a0 During his time abroad, he worked with Operation Help\u2014a joint project between the US Peace Corps and USAID.\u00a0 The project fed the Afghan people who suffered from starvation, disease, and destitution worsened by a severe two-year drought. 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