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Lynsey Addario
PhotographerKnown 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
Connection note
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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