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
associated great sort taught
I started freelancing for the Associated Press. I had a great mentor there who sort of taught me everything.
amount ground huge start time women
When I'm documenting, for example, a story on women in Afghanistan, I will do a huge amount of research and a lot of time on the ground just getting to know the women before I even start shooting.
I would never think of myself as a role model.
cover determine whether
I didn't want my gender to determine whether or not I could cover breaking news.
people willing
Americans are really lovely people - friendly, kind and willing to help you out.
interest interested knew lied women
I knew that my interest lied in international stories. I was interested in how women were living under the Taliban, for example.
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If I'm doing a story on how a single mother copes in a refugee camp, I'll go to her tent; I'll follow her when she's working, see what her daily life is like, and try to pack that into one composition, with nice light, in one frame.
leaves
Every story takes its toll on me and leaves an impression on me.
front history
Where in the world would I rather be than on the front line of history?
people
I think that more often than not, people underestimate me.
civilian easier hard
It's very hard to turn your back once you're aware of what's going on, and you're aware of the injustices, and you're aware of the civilian casualties. It's much easier if you have no idea and you've never seen it.
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I was kidnapped by Sunni insurgents near Fallujah, in Iraq, ambushed by the Taliban in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, and injured in a car accident that killed my driver while covering the Taliban occupation of the Swat Valley in Pakistan.
believed death knew pay possible willing work
I always knew my death would be a possible consequence of the work I do. But for me it was a price I was willing to pay because this is what I believed in.
rarely
I've rarely seen portrayals of photojournalists that seem accurate.