#jonathan saruk

[subcultureinspired]

The Forbidden Reel: A Journey Through the Cinemas of Kabul Kickstarter campaign by Jonathan Saruk.

The goal was successfully reached on December 1, 2013.

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[audiovision]

Five years ago, Jonathan Saruk first began documenting the war in Afghanistan the usual way – embedded with soldiers.

But he wanted to tell stories of the conflict-ridden county from a different perspective.

For years the Taliban had banned moviegoing, leaving theaters in Kabul empty and neglected. When the Taliban was forced out, the movies came back.

See more of Saruk's photos from Afghan movie theaters on KPCC's AudioVision.

[razistan]

A child laborer rests as laborers stack bricks at a brick factory in Kabul. Photo: Jonathan Saruk

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[razistan]

Shaquila Naderi (left), a driving school teacher, during a lesson in Kabul, Afghanistan. Naderi, the only female driving instructor in Kabul, teaches several classes a day, mostly to women. Photo: Jonathan Saruk

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[newyorker]

This week in the magazine, Dexter Filkins writes about the uprising in Yemen. Here’s a selection of Jonathan Saruk’s photographs of protesters and loyalists in Sanaa.