As a photographer who is constantly in violent, bloody situations where the instinct is to turn away, I am always trying to figure out how to make people not turn away. Lynsey Addario bloodyconstantlyfigure Change image and share on social
The more I photographed Muslim women, the more I was able to metaphorically strip away the burqas and hijabs, and start chipping away at the profound misconceptions that existed in other parts of the world about these women and their culture. Lynsey Addario burqachipculture share on social
For me, taking photographs is such a tortured process. I'm always feeling like I'm not getting enough: I'm in the wrong place, the light isn't good, the subject's not comfortable. Lynsey Addario comfortablefeltgood Change image and share on social
The Taliban rose to power in 1996, vowing stability and an end to the violence raging across the country between warring mujahedeen factions, and to implement rule by Sharia law, or strict Islamic rule. Lynsey Addario countryendfaction share on social
I interviewed dozens and dozens of African women who had endured more hardship and trauma than most Westerners even read about, and they ploughed on. I often openly cried during interviews, unable to process this violence and hatred towards women I was witnessing. Lynsey Addario africancrydozen share on social
For a journalist who covers the Muslim world, we have responsibilities to be familiar with that culture and to know how to respond to that. Lynsey Addario coverculturefamiliar Change image and share on social
In a place like Afghanistan where the society is completely segregated, women have access to women. Men cannot always photograph women and cannot get the access that I get. Lynsey Addario accessafghanistancompletely Change image and share on social
If people really saw what was happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, then they might be marching in the streets to end wars. But you know, I think that no one ever sees because we're not allowed to see, and we're not allowed to publish what we do see. So it's quite difficult. Lynsey Addario afghanistanallowdifficult share on social
You have to believe 100 percent in what you're doing, that some picture or some thing we do is going to change the world in some tiny, minute way. Lynsey Addario changeminutepercent Change image and share on social
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. Lynsey Addario afghanistanamountdocument Change image and share on social
