Portrait of a Presidency: 115 Of White House Photographer Pete Souza's Best Shots

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Through adversity and triumph, public victories and private setbacks, Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza and his team of photographers have relentlessly documented the actions of the President, First Lady and Vice President since entering office in early 2009.

As the President bids for a second term, LightBox asked Souza to reflect on his time photographing President Obama and share an edit of his favorite images that he and his staff made during the President’s first term in office; the photographs not only offer fascinatingly candid insight into the life of the President, but also paint a portrait of Barack Obama the man, husband and father.


photos: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/10/08/pete-souza-portrait-of-a-presidency/#12

[fleur-de-lisa]

1. Photos are amazing . . .

especially the ones with his daughters. I have to admit, though, that in every photo of POTUS with boehner or cantor, I wanted him to kick them in the balls!

[EasyGirl]

2. He is SOOOO HOT !!!!!

[littlemissmartypants]

15. Welcome to the DU!

[EasyGirl]

35. Why thank you Ms. Smartypants...glad to be here.

[VespertineIconoclast]

3. Thanks for the link.

All of the photos are beautifully shot.

[Historic NY]

4. Wow some great stuff....I am struck with how much he has aged working for us.(US)

[lamp_shade]

5. Thanks. I looked at every single of them. Really Great Stuff.

[bamacrat]

6. So amazing that this is our president.

Aside from anything political or partisan, what a great man and awesome family. I feel like one of us is the prez. We need another 4 years of this badass.

[Tennessee Gal]

7. Stunning!

I am speechless......

[jillan]

8. Love these! Thank you sooo much for posting bt!

[mfcorey1]

9. Can you imagine Mitt multitasking like this? Neither can I. nt

[AtomicKitten]

10. Amazing photos.

thanks for posting

[GoCubsGo]

11. For a guy who supposedly doesn't talk to republicans...

...there are sure an awful lot of photos of him talking, and trying to work with republcians.

[progressoid]

13. I noticed that too. I wonder how cordial the meetings were.

[Ninga]

12. Onward and Forward to my address book!!

[Auntie Bush]

14. I was busy but couldn't stop watching all those great photos. Thanks for sharing.

[geardaddy]

16. I love this one.

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[sarge43]

33. Indeed. Three American greats. n/t

[geardaddy]

17. That is a fantastic collection.

[Rose Siding]

18. "He doesn’t do anything that presidents do"

per gingrich just days ago:

“Obama really is like the substitute [National Football League] referees in the sense that he’s not a real president,” Gingrich told Greta Van Susteren on Fox News Tuesday night. “He doesn’t do anything that presidents do, he doesn’t worry about any of the things the presidents do, but he has the White House, he has enormous power, and he’ll go down in history as the president, and I suspect that he’s pretty contemptuous of the rest of us.”



http://thehill.com/video/campaign/258689-gingrich-obama-not-a-real-president

President Obama's critics really are SUCH fools.

Souza's work is amazing. Just beautiful.

[Indykatie]

19. Thanks for Posting Beautiful Photographs

I thought he would have included the one with Obama being lifted by the restaurant owner but perhaps that wasn't a Souza photograph. It is one of my favorites and one that the president got a lot of good press on I think.

[PatSeg]

20. Thanks for posting!

[xxqqqzme]

21. This collection deserves

to be seen by as many people as possible. I am impressed by the calm, dignified informality he seems to extend to all around him. The picture of the Euro-leaders at Camp David, he is sharing a bench seat on the patio.

I just love the picture of him playing in the snow w/ the girls.

[reformist2]

22. Wonderful, gorgeous photos... and great PR, too! ;)

[reformist2]

24. My favorites:

[renate]

42. I wonder whether Romney's supporters get that same warm feeling inside when they see him

I love having a president who's strong and capable yet so sweet and loving with children. I genuinely admire him... "love" might be a little too strong a word, since I've never met him, but I am so proud that he is the leader of our country. Can Romney's supporters possibly feel the same way about him? Do they think he is a kind and compassionate person? Or is it all about money to them?

[sarge43]

23. Adding my thanks for posting these pictures.

What a remarkable man

[ErikJ]

25. Best one

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[UrbScotty]

29. And everyone else was in on it except the guy on the scale!

Our president is almost as funny as he is smart!

[ErikJ]

40. Evil liberal Weight Redistributionist. nt

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[renate]

41. I loved that one too!

So cute!

[LittleGirl]

26. somes smiles, some tears

thank you for posting.

[OldHippieChick]

27. My favorite caption

Was where he referred to the President's "first term" when he visited a wounded soldier.

[Auggie]

28. K&R

[whathehell]

30. Wow. These are great...Thanks so much for posting. n/t

[JNelson6563]

31. History on film

Great stuff! I laughed, I cried....

Julie

[lillypaddle]

32. We have GOT to elect this man

to a second term. We just have to.

[MiniMe]

34. Who was looking for a halo image of the Pres?

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[MiniMe]

36. Can I just say that I love this pic

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[irisblue]

44. there are a surprising number of POTUS & the VEEP

close working relationship. a good thing I think

[sarge43]

50. "I liked the part when you made his head explode, Joe."

"Yeah. Me too."

[Whisp]

37. he is such an exceptional role model for us all

not many like him come our way.

[rsweets]

38. outstanding n/t

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39. .

[MadrasT]

43. These are awesome, so interesting to see.

Thanks for posting.

[Botany]

45. we have to re-elect this good man

[skeewee08]

46. Wow!!!! Thanks for posting the link

These pictures put a smile on my face!!!! We have to get them re-elected by them I men President O & FL Michelle Sasha & Malai & VP Biden & Second Lady Dr Jill...

[CALANN]

47. Awesome

I will never ever tire of seeing these photos. He is a beautiful man.

[blaze]

48. K&R!! Never tire of Souza's photos!!! Thanks! nt

[burrowowl]

49. K&R

Bookmarked site!