Afghanistan

Worth Watching: Skateistan-To live and skate in Kabul

| Matthew Jonas

I spent a lot of my youth hanging out in parking lots and skateparks. I’m pretty much a sucker for any skateboarding related documentary. This one is really powerful and definitely worth watching. Check out the website here and make a donation.

iPhone photos capture military in Afghanistan

| Matthew Jonas

Associated Press photographer David Guttenfelder was embedded during the last major military operation in Afghanistan. Along with his SLRs, he took his iPhone and with an unidentified photo app made “Polaroid” photos of the military. AP has a gallery up here. These are pretty nice images. It just shows how much the eye of the photographer matters and how the medium he uses does not. Check it out.