I'm incredibly focused. I think it's a blessing and a curse. I'm so driven that nothing else can stand in my way. For many years, I didn't have a personal life. — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
There are ways to minimize the risk if you are a woman working in the Middle East: You can dress modestly, wear the hijab, cover your head, always travel with a man. — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
In a place like Afghanistan where the society is completely segregated, women have access to women. Men cannot always photograph women and cannot get… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
The goal for me is to pull in the reader and to have them ask questions. — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
I've worked for over 11 years in the Muslim world, and the one thing that I feel like I've learned - who's to say… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
Journalists dedicate their lives to covering war - they make many personal sacrifices, and it's not something that's gender-based. In a place like Libya… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
I'm incredibly focused. I think it's a blessing and a curse. I'm so driven that nothing else can stand in my way. For many… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
People think photography is about photographing. To me, it’s about relationships. — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
When I read about women living under the Taliban, I really wanted to travel there and see for myself: Is it that bad? What… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
There are ways to minimize the risk if you are a woman working in the Middle East: You can dress modestly, wear the hijab,… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
If women are all of a sudden complaining all the time about getting sent to Pakistan, then if I were an editor, I probably… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
I hope that my work helps people - that's the thing that drives me and keeps me going. — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
I found that the camera was a comforting companion. It opened up new worlds, and gave me access to people's most intimate moments. I… — Lynsey Addario Copy Share Image
