It's What I Do

Do you ever wonder, when looking at combat photos, about the person behind the lens? Addario provides a riveting, sobering account of her journey from ambitious young cub to seasoned and scarred veteran. Deeply personal, sensitive, and moving.

Combat is bad enough, but that life entails much more hardship. Disrespect, abuse, humiliations. Having to be civil to subhuman vermin such as Talibanis or Israeli soldiers. Seeing her work censored or filtered by cowardly editors. Relationships are nearly impossible to nourish; she frankly recounts her discoveries and setbacks and, finally, great fortune. And the brutal impact of seeing endless suffering. Despite all this, her huge heart comes through in her writing. I’m really sorry I missed her talk at SFILF. And I will never again look at war reporting the same way.