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She documents war’s darkest truths — then returns home to her family

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Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario has spent the past two decades on the front lines of many of the world’s defining conflicts and humanitarian crises — from Iraq and Afghanistan to the Arab Spring, the Libyan civil war, and Russia’s inv...

Highlights

Lynsey Addario has spent years capturing the raw humanity behind global conflicts, her lens revealing stories that words often fail to convey. Now, a new documentary sheds light on the duality of her life—between the battlefield and the breakfast table.
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The published photo of a family killed in Ukraine helped rally international support.
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Her documentation of a preventable maternal death led to Merck committing $500 million to fight maternal mortality.
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Paul quit his job as a Reuters journalist to raise their two sons so Lynsey could continue her work
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Parenting is harder than covering wars.

Chapters

What does it mean to capture war through the eyes of humanity?
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How one photograph changed the fight against maternal death
09:57
Can a mother also be a witness to war?
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Why being a woman in conflict zones becomes both a challenge and a strength
24:54
What’s next for war photography—and for Lynsey Addario?
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Transcript

Shumita Basu: This is In Conversation from Apple News. I'm Shumita Basu. Today, inside the life of one of the world's leading war photographers. Chances are, if you've looked at the front page of any newspaper over the past two decades and seen images of w...