Family is such a fundamental part of Islam, and women run the family. I had to force myself not to impose my own definition of political and social freedom on women in Islam, and approach each story objectively. Lynsey Addario approachdefinitionfamily share on social
I've always wanted to do a photo book, but I've never done one because I've never felt ready; I just didn't feel my work was good enough. Lynsey Addario bookfeelfelt Change image and share on social
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
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
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
I think there were times when I first started out, when I was covering Iraq - I was basically living there in 2003 and 2004 - that car bombs and attacks became so the norm that it was weird for me to leave and realize that no one else actually cared about what was going on there. Lynsey Addario attackbasicallybomb share on social
