129 Quotes by Lynsey Addario

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

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

I've worked for over 11 years in the Muslim world, and the one thing that I feel like I've learned - who's to say if it's true or not true, it's just my experience - is that men don't like to see really strong, aggressive women in that area of the world.

Photography of any living being, according to Taliban rule, was illegal. So when I went to Afghanistan, immediately I was worried about photographing people. But it was what I wanted: to show what life was like under the Taliban, specifically for women.

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

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

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.

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