While modeling she met photographer Dominique Merlin and saw the footage that he captured for The Anderson Platoon, a documentary about the Vietnam War. Inspired by his work, she learned to develop film and became a photographer.
Has two sons.
She was awarded the Albert Kahn International Planet Prize in 2013 for her war photography.
Started working in war photography when she traveled to Vietnam to document the Vietnam War. She then covered conflicts in Yemen, Chad, and South Africa.