I didn't know a single female photographer who covered conflict who even had a boyfriend, much less a husband or a baby.

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• Lynsey Addario:

  I think it's important to have perspective and to look at what you don't necessarily want to see.

• Lynsey Addario:

  A lot of women act like it's the easiest decision, and I'm just going to have a baby and put my lif

• Lynsey Addario:

  I would never think of myself as a role model.

• Lynsey Addario:

  I've seen so many photographers rush to do books the minute they start shooting, but one great thin

• Lynsey Addario:

  With photography, I always think that it's not good enough.

• Lynsey Addario:

  I've always wanted to do a photo book, but I've never done one because I've never felt ready; I jus

• Lynsey Addario:

  If I'm doing a story on how a single mother copes in a refugee camp, I'll go to her tent; I'll foll

• Lynsey Addario:

  I interviewed dozens and dozens of African women who had endured more hardship and trauma than most

• Lynsey Addario:

  As a photographer who is constantly in violent, bloody situations where the instinct is to turn awa

• Lynsey Addario:

  I got rejected from journalism school!