Lynsey Addario
Lynsey Addario
Lynsey Addariois an American photojournalist. Her work often focuses on conflicts and human rights issues, especially the role of women in traditional societies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth13 November 1973
CountryUnited States of America
covered female less single
I didn't know a single female photographer who covered conflict who even had a boyfriend, much less a husband or a baby.
cover determine whether
I didn't want my gender to determine whether or not I could cover breaking news.
invasion saddam visited
I had first visited Kurdistan in 2003 before the invasion of Iraq, camping out in Erbil and Sulaimaniya while waiting for Saddam Hussein's fall.
imposed occasions paul
I had imposed unspeakable worry on my husband, Paul de Bendern, on more occasions than I could count.
associated great sort taught
I started freelancing for the Associated Press. I had a great mentor there who sort of taught me everything.
caught society stay work
I try not to get caught up in how our society is so inundated with images, and stay very focused on the work that I'm doing.
I would never think of myself as a role model.
I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.
taking
The fact is that trauma and risk taking hadn't become scarier over the years; it had become more normal.