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Lynsey Addario Quotes

American - Photographer | November 13, 1973 -

I was kidnapped by Sunni insurgents near Fallujah, in Iraq, ambushed by the Taliban in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, and injured in a car accident that killed my driver while covering the Taliban occupation of the Swat Valley in Pakistan.

Car Afghanistan Driver Valley

I had imposed unspeakable worry on my husband, Paul de Bendern, on more occasions than I could count.

Husband Worry More Count Than Could

Sometimes when I am photographing a major news event, I am suddenly overwhelmed by helplessness.

I Am News Sometimes Overwhelmed Am

One day I am at home, watching dramatic images of Iraqi Yazidis fleeing for their lives being aired nonstop on 24-hour news channels. Days later, I am there, staring at tens of thousands of displaced Iraqis and feeling a 35-millimeter frame cannot capture the scope of devastation and heartbreak before me.

Home Day I Am Me Feeling Channels

I had first visited Kurdistan in 2003 before the invasion of Iraq, camping out in Erbil and Sulaimaniya while waiting for Saddam Hussein's fall.

Waiting Fall First Out Camping Iraq

I think when I started going to war zones and started covering humanitarian issues, it became a calling because I realized I had a voice, and I can give people without a voice a voice... and now it is something that sits inside of me every day.

Day War People Me Voice Think

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

Baby Conflict Husband Know Single

A lot of women act like it's the easiest decision, and I'm just going to have a baby and put my life on hold and not be worried about it. Well, I was worried.

Life Women Decision Baby My Life

I would never think of myself as a role model.

Myself Think Role Model Never Role

I've seen so many photographers rush to do books the minute they start shooting, but one great thing about photography is that the images don't go away, so the more I sit with these images, the more I learn which ones have had the most impact.

Great Start Impact Learn Photography

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

Good Not Good Enough Think Enough

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.

Work Good Book Feel Enough Ready

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