Proof: Lynsey Addario on Leaving the Comfort Zone | National Geographic

I never ever think of myself as a war

I never ever think of myself as a war photographer I think of myself as a

photographer I think of myself as a

photographer I think of myself as a photographer who covers issues

photographer who covers issues

photographer who covers issues surrounding or so much happens on the

surrounding or so much happens on the

surrounding or so much happens on the periphery of war it is like the most

periphery of war it is like the most

periphery of war it is like the most extreme of emotions and situations

extreme of emotions and situations

extreme of emotions and situations people are deprived of so much when I’m

people are deprived of so much when I’m

people are deprived of so much when I’m in a situation where someone’s dying or

in a situation where someone’s dying or

in a situation where someone’s dying or about to die in front of me and the

about to die in front of me and the

about to die in front of me and the instinct is to try and save someone when

instinct is to try and save someone when

instinct is to try and save someone when you want when you’re watching The Life

you want when you’re watching The Life

you want when you’re watching The Life Drain out of someone you want to help

Drain out of someone you want to help

Drain out of someone you want to help and I don’t have those tools and so for

and I don’t have those tools and so for

and I don’t have those tools and so for me the first thing is always just

me the first thing is always just

me the first thing is always just feeling really horrible I’m sort of

feeling really horrible I’m sort of

feeling really horrible I’m sort of insufficient because I can’t do anything

insufficient because I can’t do anything

insufficient because I can’t do anything the second sort of step is just

the second sort of step is just

the second sort of step is just realizing that I actually have a

realizing that I actually have a

realizing that I actually have a responsibility to document that process

responsibility to document that process

responsibility to document that process and how do you how do I do it in a

and how do you how do I do it in a

and how do you how do I do it in a delicate way and in a way that’s not you

delicate way and in a way that’s not you

delicate way and in a way that’s not you know going to be intrusive I try and

know going to be intrusive I try and

know going to be intrusive I try and cover the emotion and the moment and if

cover the emotion and the moment and if

cover the emotion and the moment and if there is any way to make it a bit

there is any way to make it a bit

there is any way to make it a bit beautiful or any way to capture anything

beautiful or any way to capture anything

beautiful or any way to capture anything that’s going to pull someone in rather

that’s going to pull someone in rather

that’s going to pull someone in rather than turn them away to have them be

than turn them away to have them be

than turn them away to have them be curious or to want to know more about

curious or to want to know more about

curious or to want to know more about what’s going on that’s what I really try

what’s going on that’s what I really try

what’s going on that’s what I really try and do it’s very easy for people to live

and do it’s very easy for people to live

and do it’s very easy for people to live in their own world and their shell and

in their own world and their shell and

in their own world and their shell and sort of be very comfortable and I like

sort of be very comfortable and I like

sort of be very comfortable and I like to kind of make people feel

to kind of make people feel

to kind of make people feel uncomfortable every so often and realize

uncomfortable every so often and realize

uncomfortable every so often and realize what they have I hope I might open the

what they have I hope I might open the

what they have I hope I might open the world a little bit that maybe if they

world a little bit that maybe if they

world a little bit that maybe if they had an assumption or a preconception

had an assumption or a preconception

had an assumption or a preconception about a society or a group of people

about a society or a group of people

about a society or a group of people that they might change that notion with

that they might change that notion with

that they might change that notion with the photos it takes 20 hour work days it

the photos it takes 20 hour work days it

the photos it takes 20 hour work days it takes going back to the same place ten

takes going back to the same place ten

takes going back to the same place ten times maybe to get the one frame you

times maybe to get the one frame you

times maybe to get the one frame you want it takes being alone a lot

want it takes being alone a lot

want it takes being alone a lot living in weird hotel rooms in the

living in weird hotel rooms in the

living in weird hotel rooms in the middle of nowhere for a month on end it

middle of nowhere for a month on end it

middle of nowhere for a month on end it takes like years of working and you know

takes like years of working and you know

takes like years of working and you know doing stuff that you don’t necessarily

doing stuff that you don’t necessarily

doing stuff that you don’t necessarily want to do but just to hone your vision

want to do but just to hone your vision

want to do but just to hone your vision and your perspective I have a voice as a

and your perspective I have a voice as a

and your perspective I have a voice as a photographer and I can use that voice to

photographer and I can use that voice to

photographer and I can use that voice to provide a voice for so many other people

provide a voice for so many other people

provide a voice for so many other people I can do this for the rest of my life

I can do this for the rest of my life

I can do this for the rest of my life you