Lynsey Addario has built a career documenting war and humanitarian crises across the world — from Afghanistan and Iraq to Libya, Syria, and Ukraine. She has survived not one but two kidnappings, risked her life countless times, and continues to bear witness with empathy and unflinching resolve.

In this conversation with Alice Aedy for Visionaries, Lynsey opens up about the moments she didn’t think she would survive, the sacrifices her career has demanded, and the enduring lessons from a life spent documenting the best and worst of humanity.

In this episode:

• The photo that nearly cost her life in Ukraine

• Surviving kidnapping in Libya

• Bearing witness in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Darfur

• Balancing motherhood with frontline reporting

• Why emotion and empathy are her greatest strengths

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