Told with unflinching candor, the awardwinning photographer brings an incredible sense of humanity to all the battlefields of her life. She recently sat down with vice to talk about how her life as a photojournalist has resulted in her being kidnapped twice. Biography and booking information for lynsey addario, american photojournalist. After realizing that nearly a quarter of the kids on his childhood school bus have diedpulitzer prize winners nicholas kristof and sheryl wudunn find themselves at the heart of a much bigger story about those who. Lindsay addarios book, its what i do linkedin learning. Lynsey addario is a photojournalist based in london, where she works for national geographic, the new york times, the new york times magazine, fortune. Lynsey addario is an american photojournalist whose work appears regularly in the new york times, national geographic, and time magazine. In 20, the photographer lynsey addario accompanied mr. The best photo books to gift this holiday season outside.
Lynsey addario, taimaa abazli, 24, holds her new baby heln in their tent at the karamalis camp in thessaloniki, greece, 2016. In a whirlwind auction, warner bros is closing a deal for its what i do. Apr 05, 2015 l ynsey addario, 41, is a photojournalist who works mostly in conflict zones. L to r yuri kozyrev of time magazine, lynsey addario and tyler hicks of the new york times, and freelancer nicki sobecki stand during a pause in the fighting in ras lanuf, libya. A new feature documentary by show of force and a new book by new york times best selling authors nick kristof and sheryl wudunn. A photographers life of love and war, published earlier this year, has been widely acclaimed by the likes of the new york times and the new.
Jan 07, 2020 women who travel advisory board member, awardwinning photojournalist, and author lynsey addario. We chat with her about picking up her first camera, taking less than stellar shots on her tour of. Feb 08, 2017 war photographer lynsey addario on what drives her into danger duration. Lynsey addario the courageous photography of lynsey addario the awardwinning photojournalist has spent her adult life capturing the world in. Goats and soda the awardwinning photographer tells the stories behind the profoundly moving images in her. Lynsey addario speakers bureau and booking agent info.
Lynsey addarios its what i do a deep, personal look into the mind of a celebrated conflict photographer, one that takes us beyond the cover photos and into the great risks and costs that such a dedicated life entails. Many of her awardwinning stories have focused on the experience of women in traditional societies and children driven from their homes by war. War photographer lynsey addario on what drives her into danger duration. From the pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist and new york times bestselling author, a stunning and personally curated selection of her work across the middle east, south asia, and africa pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist and macarthur fellow lynsey addario has spent the last two decades bearing witness to the worlds most urgent humanitarian and human rights. Its what i do lynsey addario was taken captive in 2011 while covering libyas civil war. She has covered conflicts in afghanistan, iraq, lebanon, darfur, and the congo, and has received numerous awards, including the macarthur genius grant and the pulitzer prize in international reporting. Wudunn worked at the times as a business editor and foreign correspondent in tokyo and beijing, and now works in finance and consulting. According to an article cowritten by addario, she and three male journalists were kidnapped in 2011. Women who travel advisory board member, awardwinning photojournalist, and author lynsey addario. What she does, with clarity, beauty, and candor, is to document, often in their most extreme. With a gun to her head, she says, she was thinking. Nov 29, 2011 lynsey addario had requested not to go through an xray machine as she entered israel from the gaza strip because of concerns for her unborn baby. She grew up in connecticut, the daughter of italianamerican hairdressers, and was given her first camera, a nikon fg.
Photographer lynsey addario biography national geographic. Oct 23, 2018 lynsey addario is a pulitzer prizewinning photographer who has covered the wars in iraq and afghanistan and has worked extensively in the middle east and africa. Mexico, while touring around the state for the last few months of his. A documentary chronicling former first lady michelle obamas book tour. Steven spielberg to direct jennifer lawrence in war. Nine days later, in new york, she sat down with james estrin, kerri macdonald and david furst to share her thoughts on the experience. Noor nisa, 18 right, was in labor and en route to the hospital with her mother. Lynsey addario, a pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist who has documented the human impact of war and conflict around the world, will receive a doctor of humane letters degree. Prd candidate, andres manuel lopez obrador, greets supporters before speaking in jalisco, mexico, while touring around the state for the last few months of his campaign tour leading up to elections. What she does, with clarity, beauty, and candor, is to document, often in their most extreme moments, the complex lives of others.
Pulitzer prize winner lynsey addario talks about the remarkable photos in her new book. Lynsey addario is a conflict photographer and shes very good at her job. Human rights lawyer bryan stevenson to deliver 2018. Lynsey addario is a pulitzer prizewinning photographer who has covered the wars in iraq and afghanistan and has worked extensively in the middle east and africa.
All text is in both english and french and the curatorial team can work with venues to provide additional language translations. I was only twentysix, and i had already enjoyed a lifetime of new experiences. Photojournalist lynsey addario has covered every major conflict and humanitarian crisis of our era, including wars in afghanistan, iraq, darfur, lebanon, libya, syria, somalia, south sudan, and congo. War photographer lynsey addarios memoir its what i do is the st. Lynsey addario strip searched on israel border mail online. From the pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist and new york times bestselling author, a stunning and personally curated selection of her work across the middle east, south asia, and africa pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist and macarthur fellow lynsey addario has spent the last two decades bearing witness to the worlds most urgent humanitarian and human rights crises. Addarios first comment to her colleagues during the ambush that initiated their sixday long ordeal was, god, i just dont want to be raped. American photojournalist and new york times bestseller lynsey addario has defined her career on the battlefield, capturing incredible images from conflict zones around the world. In march 2011, addario was in libya covering the civil war when she, along with a local driver and three other journalists on assignment with the new. Lynsey addario has captured audiences with her disarming and compelling photographs and her uncanny. With the whole world as her backdrop, addario embarks on an extraordinary adventure whose overriding effect is to remind of us what unites us all. About its what i do a brutally real and unrelentingly raw memoir. Good enough to have won a macarthur genius fellowship and innumerable other.
Lopez obrador held the lead in the presidential elections until recently, and has of late fallen second to pan candidate, calderon. Acclaimed war photojournalist lynsey addario shared stories from the field, reminding us of the power of images to open eyes and minds. Lynsey addario is a photojournalist based in london, where she works for national geographic, the new york times, the new york times magazine, fortune, and other publications. Feb 12, 2015 lynsey addario, a warzone photographer whos also a wife and mother explains her often harrowing work in a new memoir. Risking life to document crises around the world is a mission most people would shy away from, but addario runs towards it. From the pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist and new york times bestselling author, a stunning and personally curated selection of her work across the middle east, south asia, and africa pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist and macarthur fellow lynsey addario has spent the last two decades bearing witness to the worlds most urgent.
A photographers life of love and war, a memoir by lynsey addario that has steven spielberg attached to direct. Lynsey addario, a warzone photographer whos also a wife and mother explains her often harrowing work in a new memoir. A photographers life of love and war, published earlier this year, has been widely acclaimed by the likes of the new york times and the new republic. Lynsey addario live at adobe max 2016 adobe creative. Lynsey addario was freed from captivity in libya on march 21, along with tyler hicks, stephen farrell and anthony shadid. He won his second pulitzer in 2006 for columns on darfur. Lynsey addario on how being a war photographer got. An oped columnist for the new york times, kristof was previously bureau chief in hong kong, beijing, and tokyo. L ynsey addario, 41, is a photojournalist who works mostly in conflict zones.
Watch addario discuss her uncanny ability to personalize the most remote corners of the world and change the way we see conflicts with callimachi. Jon lee anderson, staff writer for the new yorker and author of the fall of baghdad. War photographer lynsey addarios memoir its what i do is the story of how the relentless pursuit of truth, in virtually every major theater of war in the twentyfirst century, has shaped her life. Watch addario discuss her uncanny ability to personalize the most remote corners of the world and change the way we see. Peres, then the president of israel and one of the worlds oldest sitting leaders, for a day just before he turned 90. She has covered conflicts in afghanistan, iraq, lebanon, darfur, and the congo, and has received numerous awards, including the macarthur more about lynsey addario. Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. Lynsey addario is an american photojournalist and author of nyt bestseller its what i do. Lynsey addario had requested not to go through an xray machine as she entered israel from the gaza strip because of concerns for her unborn baby.
Mar 30, 2011 lynsey addario was freed from captivity in libya on march 21, along with tyler hicks, stephen farrell and anthony shadid. The fearless lynsey addario aperture foundation ny. From the pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist and new york times bestselling author, a stunning and personally curated selection of her work across the middle east, south asia, and africa. Oct 25, 2018 the remarkable photos of lynsey addario.
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