I am suddenly overcome with this quiet angsta restlessness that means I know I will go.

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Vogue: How does it feel to see so much of your work in one place?

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Lynsey Addario,A Ukrainian mother tends to her newborn in a basement maternity ward as Russian forces fight Ukrainian forces on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 2022.

What was it like working with curator Danny Moynihan?

It was a great process; it was very collaborative.

I dont tend to believe that the most graphic images are always the most effective.

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Photo: Courtesy of Lynsey Addario

War is not always frontline, right?

War affects people, especially civilians, in every spectrum of life.

Theres never one place thats, like, the place for me; its always about the story too.

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Cal Fire firefighters work on the Dixie Fire, which ultimately burned almost one million acres across Northern California,August 2021

But thats rare, you know?

Its a very difficult job.

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Noor Nisa (right), 18, in labor and stranded with her mother in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan,November 2009