I started freelancing for the Associated Press. I had a great mentor there who sort of taught me everything. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes freelance great mentor
By the time the United States went to war with Afghanistan in the fall of 2001, I had made three trips to the country. I covered the fall of the Taliban in Kandahar and have been returning routinely for the past 14 years. Lynsey Addario afghanistancountrycover share on social
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. Lynsey Addario catchfocusimage Change image and share on social
I just immediately connect everything to the wars I have been covering overseas, and that's not the case back home. I wrongly assumed all Americans at home were as consumed with our troops in Afghanistan as I was abroad. Lynsey Addario abroadafghanistanamerican share on social
Old age treats freelance writers pretty gently. John Updike agefreelancegently Change image and share on social
Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Bruce Babbitt agoamericancongratulate Change image and share on social
My background is in filmmaking, and my mentor is Dusan Makavejev, who combined fiction and documentary. Joshua Oppenheimer backgroundcombinedocumentary Change image and share on social