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# It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War

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It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Fantastic Book! One of the Best Nonfiction Books I've Read!
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2015*

Easily one of the best nonfiction books I've ever read!Lynsey's story immediately intrigued me, and I had a very hard time putting this book down. That doesn't happen a lot for me when it comes to the nonfiction genre, so I was very impressed with how well written this was and how interesting her life has been.Being a war photographer has absolutely no appeal to me personally. And Addario's book made me want to have that job even less! But reading about it was a whole different story. I have nothing but a crazy amount of sincere respect for people who do this every day, because it sure takes a hell of a lot of guts and dedication.I'd never heard of Addario before picking up this book from the library, but her story was able to completely captivate me regardless of how interested in her I was before starting It's What I Do. I always love it when nonfiction books are able to successfully bring me to love them when I know little to nothing about the topic or the person beforehand.I do have a little bit of an interest in photography, so that was one of the reasons it initially caught my eye. And, wow, are the photographs in this book gorgeous. I love how they were included all throughout the book and how many were in there. I actually would've been fine with more, because I'm now a huge fan of her work, but that's not to say that there wasn't enough. I also really enjoyed being able to see how much Addario improved from the very first pictures she took to the incredible ones that were taken more recently.She spends a little bit of time talking about the difference between being a "breaking news" photographer and one who documents events more slowly for features and things like that. It's easy to see how that translates in her work...from the rushed, blurry, real photographs of war to the more beautiful and artistic documentation of events that are equally but differently able to inspire people to care about international issues.But although this book is, on the surface, about her job, at its heart Addario's story is much more about her life experiences rather than the technical aspects of simply photography. There is so much honesty here, and I really felt like I was able to immerse myself in her story and how hard it was to be constantly traveling and never having enough time for romantic relationships or family. Luckily, Addario's story has a happy ending. It was encouraging to be told that it apparently is possible to do this type of job and also have somewhat of a "normal life" as well. It has clearly never been easy for her, but I think that it sends a really important message for women that you do not always have to sacrifice your family for your career or vice versa.There are very many feminist messages like that throughout this book, as Addario manages to keep up with men and soldiers even as the going got tough. And we're talking tough. Wow. I was amazed by Addario's constant strength. I never would've been able to do what she's done...although it was very inspiring to think that it might be possible for other women who aren't me.I think that this would be a really great book to read as a high school senior. Although there are many themes throughout this book, one of the biggest ones is how, though hard work and determination, Addario was able to, with virtually no experience or money, ultimately become one of the best and most well-known war photographers in the world. She traveled the world throughout her 20s and 30s, had many whirlwind love affairs, gained maturity and knowledge...all with basically just a camera and a few power bars to keep her going.It's What I Do is a fantastic and empowering book that I very much enjoyed reading. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Reads like a novel!
  

*by E***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024*

This memoir is amazing. The author was fearless when needed and brave all the time. Excellent.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Gritty Single-Minded Determination from Cover to Cover
  

*by B***H on Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2016*

As a former military pilot, I've flown photojournos and network television crews into remote areas where they survived hostile fire. Lynsey Addario's story suggests she would have been aboard one of my missions. Her memoir resonates authenticity through and through. She writes with an impassioned honesty that instills credibility to the stories she shares.I wonder if Lynsey realises the sort of adrenaline rush that empowered a lot of her work. She endures harsh battlefield conditions without the sort of basic training all military personnel have to complete. That she can frame a shot, meet editorial demands and recycle to the front line is the sort of routine seen in dramatic mini-series on television screens. But this is no cinematic presentation. This is the story of a combat photojournalist.I currently watch aspiring photographers come through the university programme I teach. It's fair to say that I haven't trained a single student in the past 15 years to wear a flak vest while carrying their DSLR so I doubt any of my students will ever carry Lynsey's camera gear. However, I expect several of my students will discover Lynsey's Life of Love on our library's bookshelf because her written memories are some of the most poignant I have read this century.I'm happy the publisher complemented Lynsey's photography with full colour treatment inside the hard cover book. I wish she had been permitted to run her best shots alongside her storylines but understand how tedious the rights process can be for writers and photographers.More than anything else, I appreciate hearing the perspective of Lynsey Addario resonate from this lovely work. She offers a gripping account of what it takes to remain at the top of your game in the realm of professional journalism. And in her case, it meant staying on the front line of conflicts scattered around the globe.

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