It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War (43 page)

Dexter Filkins and Ivan Watson: I will eternally be grateful for your company and care in Pakistan after the accident. You are the greatest stand-in brothers and loyal friends I could ever ask for.

Kathy Gannon: You have been so generous over the years with your knowledge, contacts, and hospitality in Afghanistan. Fourteen years ago you helped me secure my first visa to Afghanistan when it was under Taliban rule, and with that, you opened the door to so much of my professional career and personal journey.

To Elizabeth Rubin, for being both a courageous and fun partner in crime in some of the most oppressive places. You have been a role model for many years in your relentless pursuit of the story, and with your passion, humor, and wit.

Ruth and Larry Sherman: You helped change the course of my life with the invitation to India many years ago. Barbara Tuozzoli: Thank you for bringing me into the darkroom in those early days. Roxanne, Joseph, and Fabiana: You have provided so many years of laughter and love, and will always be extended family.

I am grateful for the enduring friendships of Tara Subkoff, Jordi Getman, Gabrielle Trebat, Desa Philadelphia, Riva Fischel, Katia Almeida, Sigalle Feig, Alyssa Norton, Cleo Murnane, Lisa Deroy, Vineta Plume, Angela Lekkas, and Candace Feit.

The Istanbul crew, my family in Constantinople: Madeleine Roberts, Ansel Mullins, Ivan Watson, Jason Sanchez, Behzad Yaghmaian, Suzy Hansen, Paxton Winters, and Karl Vick.

To Anthony Shadid, Marie Colvin, Tim Hetherington, Chris Hondros, Khalid Hassan, Marla Ruzicka, Raza Khan, Mohammed Shalgouf, and Anja Niedringhaus: May you rest in peace.

Amanda Urban: Your enthusiasm alone convinced me to write this book. You helped me take a vague idea and make it a reality. Thank you for believing in me, and for holding my hand every step of the way.

Ann Godoff: I’ll forever be grateful you took on this project. You inspired me to write with your vision for the book, for recognizing my voice in those early days, and for helping me shape my unwieldy manuscript into a coherent text. Thank you to Claire Vaccaro for bringing your creative eye to the layout, to editorial assistants William Carnes and Sofia Ergas Groopman for your help and patience with all my last-minute changes, to Yamil Anglada and Sarah Hutson for ensuring that the book gets out there, to Gillian Brassil for your meticulous fact-checking, to Darren Haggar for the jacket design, and to Matt Boyd, Brittany Boughter, Kate Griggs, and Candy Gianetti for all your work on this project.

Suzy Hansen: I simply could not have done this without you. You are a true friend, a brilliant friend, a great editor, writer, and partner. You pushed me to write with your questions, you made me relive experiences I had tucked deep inside. You are compassionate, wise, and insightful, and I am eternally grateful and honored you embarked on this journey with me.

To Paul’s wonderful family: Simon de Bendern, Kass Miskin, Ethel de Bendern, Emma and Neil Simmons—to name a few—thank you for opening your arms to me, and for being the coolest, most loving family next to my own. To the matriarchs, my two grandmothers, Nonnie and Nina, who—at one hundred one and ninety-seven years old, respectively—continue to inspire me every day with their strength, wisdom, and resilience. My sisters, Lauren, Lisa, and Lesley: You are my best friends and role models, and with me wherever I travel. Your husbands: Chris, Joe, and Jer—there aren’t many men who could handle the four Addario women, and thank you for being such wonderful additions to our family. My mother, Camille Addario, who never ceases to amaze me with her love, infinite generosity, and ability to overcome hardship—I hope I can replicate a quarter of that one day. My father, Phillip Addario, and Bruce Chapman: You continue to teach me how to be true to myself, and how to build and maintain an enduring, loving relationship. My family gives me the strength to overcome any and all of life’s adversities.

To Paul, my true love: I never imagined I could one day find the perfect partner, who fits effortlessly into the chaos of my life. You keep me grounded, and you encourage me to embrace my passion for this work without letting me sink into the world’s darkness. You are selfless in your love and support, and I’m so grateful for every day we share together. You make me a better person.

And Lukas, my beautiful angel: You bring me an unfathomable amount of joy and love each day. You are the greatest gift of all, and I only hope we can provide you with the life and opportunities my parents provided me.

Index

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Abas Ghar ridgeline, 227–28, 236, 238–39

abaya
(floor-length scarf), 131, 136, 148–49, 155, 161, 251, 319

Abdul-Ahad, Ghaith, 289

Abéché, Chad, 177

Acropole Hotel (Khartoum), 244

Adams, Ansel, 31

Addario, Camille (mother), 14, 25–31, 56, 79, 142, 165, 197, 201, 259, 265–66, 269, 295, 301

Addario, Lauren (sister), 25–26, 30, 78–79, 259, 266, 276

Addario, Lesley (sister), 26, 30, 78, 266, 276

Addario, Lisa (sister), 26, 30, 56, 78, 221, 266–67, 276

Addario, Phillip (father), 14, 25–31, 35, 39, 56, 164, 259, 265–66, 269, 273, 295, 301

Afghan Embassy, 57–61

Afghan refugee camps, 59, 92, 98, 101, 107

Afghanistan, 6, 54, 62, 130, 233, 296, 307, 310

on assignment in, 2, 7, 20–21, 78, 249, 315

civilian casualties in, 64, 209–10, 215–16, 225–26, 241–42, 244–45

foreign journalists in, 70–72, 76–77, 117, 237, 276–77, 309

getting visa to, 56–61

photography restricted in, 55–56, 63–65

and September 11, 84–85, 90, 96

U.S. war in, 20, 63, 69, 98–103, 112–13, 175, 209–13, 215–22, 236, 240–42, 244–46, 250, 274

warlords in, 106

women in, 54–66, 68–69, 71–73, 74, 76, 108, 274

See also
Operation Rock Avalanche;
specific provinces
; Taliban

Africa, 175–76, 180, 194, 276, 315–16

African Union peacekeepers, 316

aid groups/workers, 130, 177, 185, 188, 196, 319, 324

AIDS, 128, 195–96

Ajdabiya, Libya, 1–2, 8–11

al-Mahawil mass grave, 131, 133

al-Qaeda, 119, 141

Alabama, 332

Ali Babas (Iraq), 160

American Club (India), 52, 69

Anderson, Chris, 309

Ansar al-Islam, 118–21

anti-American sentiment, 14, 91, 93, 96–97, 100, 113, 120, 136, 139–40

Aperture Books, 306–8

Appleton, Samantha, 309

Arab Spring, 1, 277, 307, 332

Arabs, 127, 130, 136–37, 151, 163, 176, 188, 282

Argentina, 20, 33–36

Ashti Hotel (Iraq), 117

Associated Press (AP), 20, 34, 37–39, 43, 49, 51–52, 54, 57, 71, 325

Baathist party, 132–33

Baghdad, Iraq, 274–75

bombings in, 146–48

fall of, 124–25, 127, 131, 134

journalists in, 113–14, 127–28, 130–31, 138, 145–49, 198, 307

New York Times
bureau in, 145–46, 153–54, 158, 162–64, 277

U.S. troops in, 113–14, 127

Bagram Airfield, 238

Bahai, Chad, 177, 179

Bahamas, 247–49

Bahari, Maziar, 289–90

Bahrain, 277

Balad Air Base, 132–33, 167, 172

Banadir Hospital (Mogadishu), 319–21

Banta, Alyssa, 90, 92, 98–99

BBC, 117, 130, 186

Bebeto (AP staff photographer), 37–39, 43, 134

Benghazi, Libya, 2, 4–6, 9–11, 280

Bibiane (Congolese woman), 192, 194

bin Laden, Osama, 56

Blackwater security, 148

Bleasdale, Marcus, 191

Bosnia, 7, 116

Boston Globe
, 51, 54, 109

Boulat, Alexandra, 101

Braut, Scott, 114

breaking-news photography, 92, 96, 107, 175, 191, 227, 262, 270, 273, 329, 333

Bremer, L. Paul, 134

British Consulate (Istanbul), 142–43

British journalists, 154, 159–60

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 33–36

Buenos Aires Herald
, 34–37

burqas, 55, 57, 61, 63, 72, 74, 76, 98

Bush, George, 96, 113, 119, 124, 146, 167

Calcutta, India, 50, 52

cameras, 20, 38, 96, 152, 154–55, 257–58

digital, 89–90, 97, 155, 238, 332

downloading images from, 238, 241

experimenting with, 227

Nikon, 31–32, 35, 56, 89, 223–24, 252, 332

panoramic, 56

for photojournalism, 39, 115

restricted under Taliban, 63–64

stolen during kidnapping, 13, 15, 281, 299

taken on patrol, 218, 220

Camp Blessing, 211–12, 215, 223–24, 236–38

Camp Vegas, 219–20, 239–40

Camp Vimoto, 218

Capa, Robert, 7

car accident, 21, 255–62, 264–66, 270, 285, 302, 307

car bombings, 121–24, 142–43, 148, 209, 307

cars, armored, 150

censorship, 57, 140, 167, 172, 245

Chad, 176–77, 179–80, 182–83, 187, 206

chador, 57, 63, 77, 96

Chavez, Michael Robinson, 310

Chechnya, 7, 116, 120, 296

Chikwendiu, Jahi, 180, 182–83, 186

Chira, Susan, 296

Christian Science Monitor
, 54, 130

Cipro, 317

civil war, 183, 190, 200, 341

civilian casualties, 333, 337

in Afghanistan, 64, 130, 209–10, 215, 225–26, 241–44

during civil wars, 188, 190–91

in Iraq, 120, 122, 130, 132–33, 153

Clinard, Sergeant John, 233

clothing, protective, 2, 114–15, 120, 165, 218, 220, 315

CNN, 259, 294, 304, 311–12

Coalition Press Information Center, 139

Coalition Provisional Authority (Iraq), 134

Columbio College (Chicago), 191

communism, 39, 41–42

Comprehensive Disabled Afghans Program (CDAP), 63

Congo.
See
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

“Congo/Women” exhibition, 191

Constable, Pamela, 259

Cooper, Anderson, 304

Corbis photo agency, 114, 165

Cuba, 20, 39–43, 62

Dadaab, Kenya, 315–16, 318