May the Goddess Bless Pete Souza~

[sheshe2]

President Obama and the First Lady wait on the North Portico for the arrival of President Xi and Madame Peng (Photo by Pete Souza)

http://theobamadiary.com/page/2/

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These Are Some Of The Best White House Photos From 2015
We can't wait to see what these photographers capture in 2016.




Pete Souza/The White House

President Barack Obama's wave aligns with a rainbow as he boards Air Force One at Norman Manley International Airport before departing from Kingston, Jamaica, on April 9, 2015.





Pete Souza/The White House

President Barack Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) after his introduction during the event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches, at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 2015.



Pete Souza/The White House

President Barack Obama in Marine One flying to Seward, Alaska, on Sept. 1, 2015.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-photos-2015_56840ff3e4b0b958f65afa2b

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Pete Souza, Photographer Extraordinaire~ He has a great eye.

[Thinkingabout]

1. K & R, beautiful post

[sheshe2]

2. Hey Thinkingabout, thank you~

I love photography and that man is extraordinarily talented. I have gone to his website, he has a wide range of images.

http://www.petesouza.com/

Breathtaking.

[brer cat]

3. His best of 2015

include some amazing and dramatic shots. Of course, he has quite the subjects with the Obamas.

So good to have you back with us, sheshe.

[sheshe2]

4. Hey brer

Good to be back, I missed you.

I am dipping my toe in the water here.

His work is stellar~

[ucrdem]

5. Welcome back sheshe2!

[sheshe2]

7. Lol~

Finally!

Thank you ucrdem for all your support, you are a gem!

[Gothmog]

6. These are great pictures

[Uncle Joe]

8. Those are some superb pics.

Thanks for the thread, sheshe.

[sheshe2]

9. You are so welcome Uncle Joe.

[ms liberty]

10. He is quite gifted.

It helps that he has the most gorgeous first family ever as subjects. Their goodness as humans really shine through every photograph.

[yardwork]

11. Beautiful. Thank you.

[SusanaMontana41]

12. Souza makes nice pictures, as did previous WH photographers.

But I really really dislike handout images from this White House, or any White House:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/opinion/obamas-orwellian-image-control.html?_r=0


The official photographs the White House hands out are but visual news releases. Taken by government employees (mostly former photojournalists), they are well composed, compelling and even intimate glimpses of presidential life. They also show the president in the best possible light, as you’d expect from an administration highly conscious of the power of the image at a time of instant sharing of photos and videos.

By no stretch of the imagination are these images journalism. Rather, they propagate an idealized portrayal of events on Pennsylvania Avenue.

[sheshe2]

14. You are welcome to...

"But I really really dislike handout images from this White House, or any White House:"

...dislike what you please, Susana. However not in the Barack Obama Group. Take it to GD or the Sanders Group, they will love you there.

Bye.

[classof56]

13. sheshe, I never tire of the beautiful photos you post on the BOG.

Pete Souza is amazing and so are you. Many thanks!

[sheshe2]

15. classof56...

So good to see you again. Thank you!

Happy New Year!

[Cha]

16. Our beloved Pete Souza with our Beloved President~

Mahalo, she, for posting Pete Souza's brilliant pics in our BOG~

[sheshe2]

17. Hey Cha, Thanks.

[Kath1]

18. Excellent photographer has captured so may wonderful moments for us!

"May the Goddess Bless Pete Souza~"

Right on, sister. Thank you.

[Hekate]

19. Thanks, she