Lynsey Addario forum

 In the book so far, Lynsey Addario has had to give up relationships so she could continue on to her career, but by returning to the middle east she begins to realize that where she originally was welcomed she is now considered the enemy to some because she is an American. Which goes to show how much time can change due to war and changing politics. Plus her being a woman gave her advantages and disadvantages. Because she was a women people tended to not treat her as seriously or thought of her as an anomaly giving her opportunities to get a good picture but to also stay somewhat undetected. However due to her being a woman gave her some reason to want to stay low due to being grouped and being harassed due to her gender. Since she was photographing a war area she also was exposed to people dying around her. She was a witness to some horrible wounds and the recovery of hidden graves. All while trying to document the lives of the people and try to show both sides of the war. Like how some soldiers on both sides committed some horrible crimes to the other, and some happened because they didn't understand the others culture.  Granted this what she loves to do but it is also extremely dangerous where before it wasn't as dangerous as it was at the moment in time. When Lynsey Addario first got to the middle east, she and the person she was with began to look for possible escape routes just encase they had to make a run for it since they were put in a dangerous situation. Lynsey Addario could very well be attacked all because she was an american and she was taking photos that they might not want to be taken.