Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist; Contributor for National Geographic & Time Magazine; New York Times Bestselling Author

London, UK
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Lynsey Addario Biography

Lynsey Addario is a photojournalist who has been covering conflict, humanitarian crises, and women’s issues around the Middle East and Africa on assignment for The New York Times and National Geographic for more than two decades. Since September 11, 2001, Addario has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Lebanon, Darfur, South Sudan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Syria, and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

American Photo Magazine named Addario as one of the five most influential photographers of the past 25 years, saying she changed the way we saw the world's conflicts. Addario is the recipient of numerous awards, including a MacArthur fellowship, and was part of the New York Times team to win a Pulitzer Prize for overseas reporting out of Afghanistan Pakistan, an Overseas Press Club's Olivier Rebbot Award, and two Emmy nominations. She holds three honorary doctorate degrees for her professional accomplishments from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Bates College in Maine, and the University of York in England.

Addario wrote the New York Times bestselling memoir, "It's What I Do," which chronicles her personal and professional life as a photojournalist coming of age in the post-9/11 world. She has also released a solo collection of photography, "Of Love and War."

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Lynsey Addario Speaking Topics

  • It’s What I Do: An Evening with Lynsey Addario

    Why would anyone willingly plunge headfirst into the war-torn areas of Afghanistan, Darfur, or Libya? For Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario, the short, simple answer is also the title of her memoir: It’s What I Do.

    Lynsey has built her career on capturing powerful images in dangerous environments around the world while focusing on humanitarian and human rights issues. Despite death threats and kidnappings, she continues photographing pivotal subjects for National Geographic, the New York Times, and TIME. In this conversation, Lynsey presents a retrospective of her work and explains how her relentless pursuit of truth in virtually every major conflict in the twenty-first century has shaped her life.

  • Of Love & War: Stories of Tragedy & Resilience From Across the World

    Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario has captured audiences with her disarming and compelling photographs that personalize even the most remote corners of the world. According to Addario, a large part of her work is getting to know her subjects and establishing a sense of intimacy. Her compassion, sensitivity, and unflinching eye capture humane tales from some of the most difficult places on earth. “I am drawn to people with hardship and humanitarian issues,” Addario says. “But I am a storyteller, and I look to convey information.”

    In this presentation, Lynsey, a New York Times bestselling author, presents a stunning and personally curated selection of her work from conflict zones across the world. Her powerful and disarming style reveals the major threats to human rights, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and life in Afghanistan under the Taliban to the stark truth of sub-Saharan Africa and the daily reality of women in the Middle East, to name a few. Addario’s stories and images illustrate the immense human capacity for tragedy and suffering, but also for hope and resilience.

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Lynsey Addario Videos

Lynsey Addario—International Center of Photography

Lynsey Addario—International Center of Photography

Lynsey Addario is ICP's 2024 Infinity Award Honoree for Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism.

Lynsey Addario - Wex Photo Video

Lynsey Addario - Wex Photo Video

In Conversation with Lynsey Addario on Human Rights Journalism

Lynsey Addario - Bloomberg Talk

Lynsey Addario - Bloomberg Talk

Capturing The Images That Defined Russia's War on Ukraine

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Lynsey Addario is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as It’s What I Do: An Evening with Lynsey Addario, Of Love & War: Stories of Tragedy & Resilience From Across the World, Making a Name for Myself: How Running Toward the Danger Leads to Success and Leaving Your Comfort Zone: The Importance of Art. The estimated speaking fee range to book Lynsey Addario for your event is available upon request. Lynsey Addario generally travels from London, UK and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Susan Goldberg, Andrea Mitchell, Zinhle Essamuah, Marla Blow and Alicia Garza. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Lynsey Addario for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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