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Lynsey Addario quotes: People think photography is about photographing. To me, it's about relationships.

People think photography is about photographing. To me, it's about relationships.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I hope that my work helps people - that's the thing that drives me and keeps me going.

I hope that my work helps people - that's the thing that drives me and keeps me going.

Lynsey Addario quotes: If women are all of a sudden complaining all the time about getting sent to Pakistan, then if I were an editor, I probably wouldn't send a woman.

If women are all of a sudden complaining all the time about getting sent to Pakistan, then if I were an editor, I probably wouldn't send a woman.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I never want to regret the kisses I missed.

I never want to regret the kisses I missed.

Lynsey Addario quotes: The goal for me is to pull in the reader and to have them ask questions.

The goal for me is to pull in the reader and to have them ask questions.

Lynsey Addario quotes: The possibility to mobilize the international community to act on human suffering is what drives me every day as a photojournalist.

The possibility to mobilize the international community to act on human suffering is what drives me every day as a photojournalist.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I didn't want my gender to determine whether or not I could cover breaking news.

I didn't want my gender to determine whether or not I could cover breaking news.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I would never think of myself as a role model.

I would never think of myself as a role model.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I try not to get caught up in how our society is so inundated with images, and stay very focused on the work that I'm doing.

I try not to get caught up in how our society is so inundated with images, and stay very focused on the work that I'm doing.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I knew that my interest lied in international stories. I was interested in how women were living under the Taliban, for example.

I knew that my interest lied in international stories. I was interested in how women were living under the Taliban, for example.

Lynsey Addario quotes: 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.

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 quotes: Photography has shaped the way I look at the world; it has taught me to look beyond myself and capture the world outside.

Photography has shaped the way I look at the world; it has taught me to look beyond myself and capture the world outside.

Lynsey Addario quotes: The fact is that trauma and risk taking hadn't become scarier over the years; it had become more normal.

The fact is that trauma and risk taking hadn't become scarier over the years; it had become more normal.

Lynsey Addario quotes: 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.

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.

Lynsey Addario quotes: Americans are really lovely people - friendly, kind and willing to help you out.

Americans are really lovely people - friendly, kind and willing to help you out.

Lynsey Addario quotes: Where in the world would I rather be than on the front line of history?

Where in the world would I rather be than on the front line of history?

Lynsey Addario quotes: I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion when I was about 6 or 7.

I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion when I was about 6 or 7.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I never wanted to regret the kisses I missed.

I never wanted to regret the kisses I missed.

Lynsey Addario quotes: He spoke Spanish, English, Italian, and just enough of every other language to be able to charm women around the world.

He spoke Spanish, English, Italian, and just enough of every other language to be able to charm women around the world.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.

I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.

Lynsey Addario quotes: Sometimes when I am photographing a major news event, I am suddenly overwhelmed by helplessness.

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

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

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

Lynsey Addario quotes: With photography, I always think that it's not good enough.

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

Lynsey Addario quotes: Before I gave birth to Lukas, I hadn't truly understood that painful, consuming, I-will-do-anything-to-save-this-human-being kind of love.

Before I gave birth to Lukas, I hadn't truly understood that painful, consuming, I-will-do-anything-to-save-this-human-being kind of love.

Lynsey Addario quotes: It seems like, yeah, of course - I always think my work is important, or I wouldn't risk my life for it.

It seems like, yeah, of course - I always think my work is important, or I wouldn't risk my life for it.

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

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

Lynsey Addario quotes: I became fascinated by the notion of dispelling stereotypes or misconceptions through photography, of presenting the counterintuitive.

I became fascinated by the notion of dispelling stereotypes or misconceptions through photography, of presenting the counterintuitive.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I think that more often than not, people underestimate me.

I think that more often than not, people underestimate me.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I started freelancing for the Associated Press. I had a great mentor there who sort of taught me everything.

I started freelancing for the Associated Press. I had a great mentor there who sort of taught me everything.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I come from a big family of hairdressers; they didn't read newspapers. I would say, 'I'm off to Afghanistan ... ' and they would say, 'Have fun!'

I come from a big family of hairdressers; they didn't read newspapers. I would say, 'I'm off to Afghanistan ... ' and they would say, 'Have fun!'

Lynsey Addario quotes: In so many countries, Western journalists are viewed simply as dollar signs. We're ransom objects.

In so many countries, Western journalists are viewed simply as dollar signs. We're ransom objects.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I've rarely seen portrayals of photojournalists that seem accurate.

I've rarely seen portrayals of photojournalists that seem accurate.

Lynsey Addario quotes: Don't expect things to happen fast. Be empathetic with the people you are photographing. Don't be concerned about money.

Don't expect things to happen fast. Be empathetic with the people you are photographing. Don't be concerned about money.

Lynsey Addario quotes: 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.

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

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

Lynsey Addario quotes: Mortars and artillery don't discriminate against gender.

Mortars and artillery don't discriminate against gender.

Lynsey Addario quotes: Every story takes its toll on me and leaves an impression on me.

Every story takes its toll on me and leaves an impression on me.

Lynsey Addario quotes: I got rejected from journalism school!

I got rejected from journalism school!

Lynsey Addario quotes: 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.

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.