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| The two winners with their winning photos and the two PCV Project Coordinators |
Two of my fellow Peace Corps Volunteers who are located in the city decided to do a photography project all across Suriname. Every interested PCV selected a child in their respective villages and then mentored that child, teaching them how to take pictures with disposable cameras. There were about 37 child participants. Judges from the Suriname Photographer Association selected the best pictures from each child and then the top picture in two categories: Nature and Culture. My child, Angiti Dalen Van, age 10, won for the Nature category!
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| Angiti and I |
Angiti, her guardian and myself took a trip into the city for a press conference, a private reception, a public expo and private lessons with a professional photographer and artist. It was quite the exciting weekend for her! The American Ambassador for Suriname, the Dutch Ambassador for Suriname, the Peace Corps Country Director and Suriname's Director of Culture were all in attendance.
To read more about the project, check
this out from the local Surinamese news. My talented husband was the official Peace Corps photographer for all of these events. To check out his pictures, click
here.
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