Beautiful Portrait of Senator Tammy Duckworth by Annie Liebovitz

[JHan]

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[a kennedy]

1. Just amazing........

Annie Leibovitz always knows how to show the person is the best possible light.......this is just beautiful.

[dem4decades]

2. Stunning, thank you.

[Stuart G]

3. This is a great picture. Thanks for posting..k. and r.

[panader0]

4. Absolutely!

[Iliyah]

5. K & R

[Ohiogal]

6. A beautiful lady

Inside and out!

[flamin lib]

7. Annie does good work. nt

[Gothmog]

8. K&R

[Stuart G]

9. Tammy's whole focus is holding the baby, and I can only guess, ..protecting the baby and

feeling its warmth, love and health. but the little girl underneath the table, she is looking at the photographer and at the same time playing around under the table and mom's chair. The little girl is having a good time. She knows about the "chair" and accepts it as a "prop" not a chair. kinda like a prop to get a good view of the photographer...

...Yes, it is a great picture. Mom holding and loving the baby, while the daughter uses the chair as a prop and gets her picture taken while a part of her is under the table....and...she is having fun while kneeling down behind the wheel chair and getting a view of the photographer.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Awwwwww

That made my day! And looks like someone is having fun inside her "castle".

[mcar]

11. Magnificent!

Warrior. Woman. Mother.

[scarletlib]

29. It has entered my mind lately that she would be the perfect candidate for president.

She is a warrior and a veteran. She is tremendously courageous and smart to boot.

[ailsagirl]

51. She really would

[Soxfan58]

12. If that isn't the picture of family values

I can not imagine what is. Nice shot Annie! Nice Senator Illinois!

[Hortensis]

13. Snapshot of a good and remarkable life.

And obviously a very busy one. Home's wherever mommy is.

We're holding over 12,000 immigrant children, btw, many of whom do have parents or other family here whom they're being kept from.

[JHan]

25. the sobering reality.+

[gademocrat7]

14. Amazing powerful photo!

The portrait of a heroic woman who continues to serve her country.

[colorado_ufo]

15. Incredible.

An entire biography in one picture.

Dear Senator Tammy, I wish you many, many more moments of the serenity only mothers know.

Blessings to you.

[zeusdogmom]

16. Love the purple pacifier sitting on top of work papers

And the plastic cup of water very near the edge of the desk - within reach of the little girl playing under the desk.

Remember the pictures of young JFK Jr. playing under his dad's desk in the oval office?

[JHan]

27. yep, it reminded me of those photos too.

[BHDem53]

31. The first thing I thought of.

[LAS14]

17. k & r!

[AZ8theist]

18. that kid under the desk...

How come ICE hasn't locked her up in a cage yet????



Seriously,
Beautiful picture of a mom, an American hero, a Senator who actually upholds her oath to the Constitution.
Someone we can ALL be proud of and should emulate.

[msongs]

19. broken link nt

[Stuart G]

20. Another obvious idea that I think must be said aloud..While the person holding the

baby is obviously disabled, her focus is totally on the baby that she is holding. And most important, is her entire focus at that moment. The photographer captures that...

The office that mom is in..... doesn't matter.
Her disability.................... doesn't matter.
The job............................ doesn't matter.

All that matters at that moment is the baby..

[RestoreAmerica2020]

22. What a tender moment..

[JHan]

24. ++++ ( love everything you've said in this thread)

[hlthe2b]

21. Tammy's a hero of mine...

Beautiful

[calimary]

23. Madame Senator.

You've heard of supermodels. How 'bout Super Role Model!

VERY nice. Beautiful portrait!

[Soxfan58]

56. I love it!

Super role models. And Senator Duckworth is a prime example of one.

[gibraltar72]

26. Title should be no Bonespurs.

[Vinca]

28. Beautiful. I'm a big fan of Annie Leibovitz as well as Tammy Duckworth.

[Nitram]

30. Beautiful.

[BigmanPigman]

32. Strength and courage...what a symbol

of a true American hero and role model.

[Equinox Moon]

33. This picture is full of emotion and information.

Beautiful!

[NorCen_CT]

34. This photo has made so many thoughts start running around in my head...

and yet, at the same time - they all lead to the same place (which Sen. Duckworth is probably thinking as well) - what kind of country do we want to live in? One where we can do anything regardless of race/physical attributes/age, etc. or one where we put kids in cages and break-up families?

Her pride, love, strength and warmness all come through in the photo amazingly well.

EXCELLENT photo!

[JHan]

37. well said :)

[JHan]

46. it truly encapsulates the best we can be I think.

[Power 2 the People]

35. Beautiful

What life is all about.

[JohnnyRingo]

36. I don't know how she does it.

Besides the incredible set up work of arranging her subjects in an interesting situation, she somehow captures the image at exactly the right moment. That's what makes a great photographer.

This is a keeper for the Duckworth family.

[1cheapbeemr]

38. Added to my slideshow

A real American hero

[ZeroSomeBrains]

39. K&R

I know I'm biased because I'm from Illinois but I wouldn't mind seeing her run in 2020.

[NurseJackie]

40. I love this SO much!!

[Cha]

41. Thank You, JHan!

[JHan]

47. ..

[Cha]

55. ..

[sheshe2]

42. Simply beautiful.

[Ilsa]

43. All of those cups and containers of water on

the desk made me wonder if they were expecting the wicked witch of the west or aliens ("Signs" ***).

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*** 2 minute clip from "Signs". Fantastic music, great tension.

[peggysue2]

44. Wow!

Wonderful shot of the Senator and her children.

Brava!

[Izzy Blue]

45. Beautiful

"Duckworth is married to Bryan Bowlsbey. The couple has two daughters: Abigail, who was born in 2014,[79] and Maile, born in 2018.[80]

Maile's birth made Duckworth the first U.S. Senator to give birth while in office.[80][81] Former senator Daniel Akaka (Democrat of Hawaii) helped the couple with the naming of both daughters; Akaka died April 6, 2018, three days before Maile was born.[82]

Shortly after Maile's birth, rules were changed so that a Senator has the right to bring a child under one year old on the Senate floor and breastfeed them during votes.[62] The day after those rules were changed, Maile became the first baby on the Senate floor when Duckworth brought her.[62][63]"

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[jalan48]

48. A strong and wonderful woman. She would get my vote for President in a heartbeat.

[Wounded Bear]

49. Great picture...

of a great woman.

[ailsagirl]

50. Beautiful is right!!

Thanks for posting this!!

[betsuni]

52. K&R

[spanone]

53. K&R...

[smirkymonkey]

54. Lovely photo!

She looks so serene!

[PatrickforO]

57. Makes me proud to be an American.

Because she symbolized everything that could be right about this country if we can get rid of the Party of Trump.

[alphafemale]

58. Beautiful. Anyone know the significance of the Senate floor photo on right??

Appreciated.

[Honeycombe8]

59. Oh, my. Takes my breath away. A stark picture, but so moving. nt

[wallyworld2]

60. Thank you

That's beautiful

The kind of thing that gives us all hope

And reminds us all of what is important and beautiful in our lives