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

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

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

I never want to regret the kisses I missed. — Lynsey Addario

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I never wanted to regret the kisses I missed. — Lynsey Addario

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I got rejected from journalism school! — Lynsey Addario

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