Twelve Insights into the Afghanistan War through the Photographs from the Basetrack Project: Rita Leistner’s iProbes and Marshall McLuhan’s Theory of Media

This article presents the iProbe concept developed by Canadian photographer Rita Leistner. analytical tool is one of ways to present image modern warfare that emerges from messages in social media and photographs taken using smartphones. Utilized understand approach are Leistner took at American military base Musa Qala (Helmand province, Afghanistan) during implementation “Basetrack” project 2011. The theoretical basis for this study Marshall McLuhan’s theory, which was used interpret her works Afghanistan. first apply various concepts shaped McLuhan second half 20th century, such as “probe”, “extension man”, “figure/ground” dichotomy, analyze war photography. Her blog book entitled Looking Afghanistan shows potential presented contemporary media. application theory type photographic analysis provides opportunity focus on technological dimension look a technical perspective what devices communication solutions solve armed conflicts efficiently bloodlessly possible. Therefore, briefly twelve iProbes created based experiences working concerning photography, equipment, interpersonal relations, types communication.