Lynsey Addario
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About
Photographer and photojournalist. Her work focuses on conflicts and human rights issues especially related to women. Her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The New York Times, and National Geographic. On her lynseyaddario Instagram page, she has 440,000 followers who can see some of her work, interviews, and travels.
Before Fame
She attended the University of Wisconsin. She began taking professional photos with the Buenos Aires Herald in Argentina in 1996 without any experience. After that she came back to the US and freelanced for the Associated Press.
Trivia
She received a Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation and has won a MacArthur Fellowship. Her work has been published in photography books and featured in documentaries like Finding Home about three Syrian refugee families.
Family Life
She is married to Paul de Bendern, and they have two children.
Associated With
Her photographs have been featured at the at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway alongside the work of Tim Hetherington.
