Lynsey Addario
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Biography
Lynsey Addario is an American photojournalist. She began photographing professionally for the Buenos Aires Herald in Argentina in 1996. In the late 1990s, she began freelancing in New York City for the Associated Press, where she worked consistently for three years before moving to New Delhi, India, to cover South Asia for the Chrstian Science Monitor, The Boston Globe, and Houston Chronicle. In 2000, Addario first traveled to Afghanistan to document life and oppression of women living under the Taliban, and made three separate trips to the country under Taliban rule before September 11, 2001. Since then, Addario has covered conflicts, humanitarian crises, and women’s issues in Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Darfur, South Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Syria, and Ukraine. In 2015, she wrote a New York Times best-selling memoir, It's What I Do.
Known For
Join author, activist and commentator Margaret Hoover for a public affairs talk show that delivers a civil and engaging contest of ideas among the brightest minds and voices from across the ideological spectrum.
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict photojournalist Lynsey Addario reflects on a career working in some of the world's most dangerous war zones, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Love+War
Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
The Way I See It
The remarkable story of WWII infantryman and photographer Tony Vaccaro, who created one of the most comprehensive, haunting and intimate photographic records of the war using a smuggled $47 camera while developing the negatives in his helmet at night.
Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro
Five acclaimed photographers travel the world to provide detailed insight into the difficult conditions faced by refugees who dream of a better life.
Refugee
At the height of Europe's refugee crisis, two Syrian women give birth in the same Greek hospital, with the same dream: to raise their children away from war. Their lives take unexpected turns as they navigate motherhood while seeking asylum.