Obama Picks Pete Souza As White House Photographer

[babylonsister]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0109/Photographing_the_president.html

Photographing the president



Obama just chose a White House photographer, Pete Souza, an experienced photojournalist who will be a not insignificant part of the imagemaking apparatus.

He's already published a volume of Obama photography, above, and some examples of his style, some intimate, some iconic, are on his website here:

http://www.petesouza.com/gallery.html?gallery=The%20Rise%20of%20Barack%20Obama

[wndycty]

1. God dammit. . .couldn't Obama have appointed a true progressive. . .

. . . obviiously since he is "an experienced photojournalist" he is WHORE for the MSM.

This needs to stop.

:sarcasm:

[babylonsister]

2. Gawd. This place is truly amazing, isn't it.

I have no clue what Mr. Souza's politics are, and don't really care. So there! :P

[Writer]

6. Complete media whore! I mean what is this with the B&W photography?

It's too Eisenhower for me. What's next - sepia prints?

!@#$#%

[wndycty]

8. A true progressive wouldn't shoot in Black & White. . .he must also be DLC

:kick:

[Cha]

9. Not so fast! Pete Souza may

be one of the Trojan Ponies:bounce:

[wndycty]

11. OK. . .while I was joking I found this little morsel in his bio: He was REAGAN's photographer...LOL

Pete Souza is a freelance photographer and assistant professor of photojournalism at Ohio University's School of Visual Communication. He has worked as an Official White House Photographer for President Reagan, a freelancer for National Geographic, and as the national photographer for the Chicago Tribune based in their Washington bureau.

Souza's latest book, "The Rise of Barack Obama," was published in July 2008 and includes exclusive photographs of the Senator's rise to power. Souza extensively documented Obama's first year in the Senate and accompanied Obama to seven countries including Kenya, South Africa and Russia.

In addition to the national political scene, Souza has covered stories around the world. After 9/11, he was among the first journalists to cover the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan after crossing the Hindu Kush mountains by horseback in three feet of snow.

As a freelancer, Souza has photographed two articles on assignment for National Geographic Magazine and three photo essays for Life Magazine. His photographs have also been published in many other magazines and newspapers around the world including on the covers of Fortune, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report.

In 1992 Souza produced and published "Unguarded Moments: Behind-the-Scenes Photographs of President Reagan," a coffee-table book based on his 5 1/2 years in the White House. A newer book, "Images of Greatness: An Intimate Look at the Presidency of Ronald Reagan," was published in June 2004 by Triumph Books. Former Sen. Howard Baker Jr. said in his introduction to the book that Souza recorded "some of the most intimate, honest and humanizing scenes of the presidency I've ever seen." Souza was also the official photographer for the June 2004 funeral of President Reagan.

Seriously, I can care less but this is DU and I'm serious once a few DUers get a hold of this info they might legitimately question this appointment. LOL

[Cha]

14. Well, there you have

IT! His goose is preemptively cooked.

[monmouth]

15. Reagan was a President but a movie star first. He wouldn't have just

any photojournalist cover him. I don't recall seeing any "bad" pics of Reagan. Good for Mr. Souza, his work is wonderful.

[wndycty]

16. But how can this man be trusted. . .LOL

:sarcasm:

[Bobbie Jo]

10. What a disappointment....

THIS is the change we need? :sarcasm:

[goclark]

3. Perfect choice!

If you click on his name in the bottom link you will see more photos.

[Cha]

4. We can look forward

to many interesting pics to commemorate this business of getting our country back on an even keel.

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. Photos....I never saw the trip to Russia and Obama inspecting dismantled Nukes

This one has a stranger in the nose cone?






Link to the artist: http://www.petesouza.com/gallery.html?gallery=The%20Rise%20of%20Barack%20Obama

[TahitiNut]

7. This is lovely ...

[Uzybone]

12. Wow....these are great

especially the one inside the nuke. It would be easy for Obama to seem small in that picture but somehow Souza makes him dominate it.

[monmouth]

13. If you don't have time now then bookmark, truly a gorgeous collection...n/t

[jackpan1260]

17. Is Souza DLC?!? Did he vote for Eisenhower in 52?!?

Surely we can find SOMETHING to complain about.

[wndycty]

18. LOL he was Reagan's photographer. . .read his bio. . .

:kick:

[gblady]

19. he looks like.....

an excellent pick...as an avid picture fan, I'm excited.

his photos are unique and seem
to capture the essence and emotion of events...

It looks like he'll be the head of a staff of photographers...
I hope he calls on Scout Tufankjan, another person who does amazing captures.

Here is an article about the appointment on the National Press Photographers Association
http://nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2009/01/souza.html

[LisaM]

20. I didn't even know there was such a thing as an official White House photographer!

Figures.

[EraOfResponsibility]

21. BOOOO why not Callie Shell or Scout T (I can't spell her last name)

they both photographed him during the campaign. Oh well, I guess I'm just going to have to get over it. LOL

[Clio the Leo]

22. Aww man, I was hoping for Scout.....

... Scout Tufankjian

http://www.scouttufankjian.com/main.php

But Souza is very talented and has been with Obama FOREVER. I've got the book, it's wonderful.