Of Love & War by Lynsey Addario

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and New York Times bestselling author, Of Love & War is a stunning and personally curated selection of Lynsey Addario’s work.

The collection features over 200 photographs from across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa, all captured in Addario's distinctively powerful dramatic style. She has travelled to some of the most dangerous and remote part of the world to document crucial moments such as Afghanistan under the Taliban immediately before and after the 9/11 attacks, Iraq following the US-led invasion and dismantlement of Saddam Hussein’s government, and western Sudan in the aftermath of the genocide in Darfur. Addario's images are a visual testimony of war and injustice, but also of humanity, dignity, and resilience.

The book also features personal journal entries and letters as well as revelatory essays from esteemed writers, such as Dexter Filkins, Suzy Hansen, and Lydia Polgreen. Of Love & War is an utterly compelling and singular statement about the world, and all its inescapable chaos and conflict, from one of the most brilliant and influential journalists working today, in any medium.

Praise for Of Love & War

“As one of the few women to do this job, Addario has been able to convey to American readers the texture of life in places they might never otherwise see, entering secret women’s schools in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan or taking a portrait of a Congolese woman heavily pregnant by her rapist. Many of the resulting photographs—here accompanied by essays from Addario and other journalists she’s worked with—are distinguished by their combination of startling intimacy and narrative scope.” —Harper’s

“This astonishing selection of photos from photojournalist Addario strongly demonstrates her conviction that by risking her life to cover gross injustices she can create visual and visceral proof of human rights violations . . . Addario’s photographs are stunning, and this book, which she dedicates to the ‘brave and resilient’ women and men she’s documented, provides unique insight into the vital work of photojournalists.”  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

About Lynsey Addario

Lynsey Addario is an American photojournalist whose work appears regularly in The New York Times, National Geographic, and Time magazine. She has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Darfur, and the Congo, and has received numerous awards, including the MacArthur Genius Grant and the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. Her first book, It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War is also published by Penguin.

For an in-depth profile on Lynsey Addario, check out the feature in the September/October edition of Capture magazine.

 

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