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Lynsey Addario

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Lynsey Addario

Photographer
American·b. 1973·Website ↗
Known for:
conflict photojournalism for The New York Times and National Geographic
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA, Italian and international relations, 1995); self-taught in photography

Lynsey Addario has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and South Sudan for The New York Times and National Geographic, and was kidnapped twice - once in Iraq in 2004 and once in Libya in 2011 while covering the civil war there. She received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2009. Her memoir It's What I Do (2015) was a New York Times bestseller and has been widely assigned in photojournalism programs.

Lynsey Addario's Gear List(1)

Nikon D800E
Nikon D800E

Nikon

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Addario uses Nikon DSLR cameras for her conflict photojournalism. Her equipment choices are documented in her memoir "It's What I Do" (2015) and in New York Times interviews.

Product description

The D800E is a 36.3-megapixel full-frame DSLR introduced in 2012. Its optical low-pass filter is neutralized to maximize fine detail resolution, making it a preferred tool for photographers requiring maximum sharpness in documentary and studio work.

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Last updated March 20, 2026