I didn't know a single female photographer who covered conflict who even had a boyfriend, much less a husband or a baby. Lynsey Addario babyboyfriendconflict Change image and 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'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws. Lynsey Addario acceptdeprecateflaw Change image and share on social
I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion when I was about 6 or 7. Lynsey Addario catholicchurchcommunion Change image and share on social
I knew that my interest lied in international stories. I was interested in how women were living under the Taliban, for example. Lynsey Addario interestinternationalknow Change image and share on social
Photography of any living being, according to Taliban rule, was illegal. So when I went to Afghanistan, immediately I was worried about photographing people. But it was what I wanted: to show what life was like under the Taliban, specifically for women. Lynsey Addario afghanistanillegalimmediately share on social
I never went to school for photography and started when I was pretty young. I was somewhere around 12 or 13. I started photographing as a hobby and carried that hobby through high school and university. Lynsey Addario carryhighhobby share on social
I wanted the ideal personal life, but I also wanted to keep rushing off, and that doesn't work, not unless you've got an incredibly understanding partner. Lynsey Addario haveidealincredibly Change image and share on social
The truth is, the difference between a studio photographer and a photojournalist is the same as the difference between a political cartoonist and an abstract painter; the only thing the two have in common is the blank page. The jobs entail different talents and different desires. Lynsey Addario abstractblankcartoonist 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
