[PICS] Awe-inspiring Pictures of Obama taken by Time Photographer Callie Shell

[tylerdee]

Four years ago Time photographer Callie Shell met Barack Obama backstage when she was covering presidential candidate John Kerry. She sent her editor more photographs of Obama than Kerry. When asked why, she said, "I do not know. I just have a feeling about him. I think he will be important down the road." Her first photo essay on Obama was two and half years ago. She has stuck with him ever since.

All pictures courtesy of Callie Shell at Digital Journalists
Seems some people can see the images and some can't.... I suggest going to the text link and seeing them there. Worth it.



Waiting: Obama listens from a back stairwell as he is introduced in Muscatine, Iowa. It was his second or third
speech of the day. Unlike many of the politicians I have photographed in the past, I find it is easy to get a
photograph of Obama alone. He lets his staff do their jobs and not fuss over him. Nov. 7, 2007.




Senator Obama was doing press interviews by telephone in a holding room between events. Sometime later as he was
getting ready to begin his event, he asked me if I was photographing his shoes. When I said yes, he told me that
he had already had them resoled once since he entered the race a year earlier. Providence, R.I., 3/1/2008.




I loved that he cleaned up after himself before leaving an ice cream shop in Wapello, Iowa. He didn't have to.
The event was over and the press had left. He is used to taking care of things himself and I think this is one
of the qualities that makes Obama different from so many other political candidates I've encountered. Nov. 7, 2007.




While Obama goes over his speech in his head, Michelle and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, check him over.
Several minutes later he walked out to announce he was running for President of the United States.
Springfield, Ill., 2/10/2007.




On the campaign bus driving through New Hampshire, 1/6/2008.




Two staffers had just passed this site and done two pull-ups. Not to be outdone, Obama did three with ease,
dropped and walked out to make a speech. Missoula, Mont., 4/5/2008.


All pictures courtesy of Callie Shell at Digital Journalists

[Sydnie]

1. I want to see them but the links are broken n/t

[Nite Owl]

5. Red x's for me too but

if you go the link they are all there and worth seeing.

[PermanentRevolution]

6. Yeah, I don't see them either.

I'm guessing from the descriptions that #1 is the picture I have as my background right now. I love that one.

[Lisa0825]

7. Me too, but there are lots of pic at the link.... beautiful! nt

[tylerdee]

Here's the link

I guess some people can see them and some can't.
Either way:
http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0810/callie-bp.html

[crossroads]

15. Thanks... I couldn't see them from post #1! Awesome photos...

[LynnTheDem]

32. FAB pics! He needs his shoes resoled though, LOL!

[Arugula Latte]

2. The ice cream one speaks volumes. Can you imagine Dubya doing something like that?

Dubya would probably intentionally smear ice cream all over the counter and then fling it (much like some apes fling their own body substances).

[Bake]

18. That shows he was raised right!

I like that one too. Heck, I like ALL of 'em!

Bake

[Lisa0825]

22. Or wipe his hands on the sweater of an unsuspecting clerk like

he did his glasses on Letterman that time!

[Arugula Latte]

28. Aargh! I remember that.

:banghead:

And here it is:

[Lisa0825]

29. disrespectful, rude-ass SOB! LOL

You can't make this shit up!

[berni_mccoy]

3. I'm Crying At This One:

A Mother's Grief: This woman had lost her son in Iraq. She wanted people to know that it was not unpatriotic to be against the war and for Obama. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2/11/2007.

[Mad_Dem_X]

4. The second picture...his shoes...

That one really gets to me. I'm not really sure why, but it brings tears to my eyes, like, "He's one of us."

[The Wielding Truth]

26. This picture has been my comp background for about a month now.

Did you notice he said he had his shoes resoled.This picture is similar to an old Adlai Stevens picture, which I was told was famous. It shows you how hard he will work for you.It shows how vanity is not his thing and how he appreciates what he has and doesn't like to waste money.This man is so good.

[BlooInBloo]

8. Linkies no workies. :(

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

9. He looks terrible in all of those. He kinda looks like a red x.

:evilgrin:

[KsStorm]

10. Thanks!

for posting these! They're great!

[Cha]

11. Beautiful, tylerdee! Thank you~

I love the one with the boy getting a haircut at the photo op in Philly, PA!

[tylerdee]

16. Thank YOU!

[crossroads]

12. RED X ALERT!

[chalky]

23. I'm kind of glad I got the dreaded red x's -- forced me to go to the link.

There are some truly spectacular pictures there.
LOOOVE the one of Barack and Michelle:

[crossroads]

30. It was awesome!

[BlooInBloo]

31. Sometimes they come through, sometimes they don't. It's quite annoying.

[jazzjunkysue]

13. Fabulous. K&R.

[BlooInBloo]

14. I love the stairwell pic. One of my all-time favs.

[tylerdee]

19. Yeah, that one did it for me too.

[zonkers]

17. BES collection of pics I have ever seen. I just came from her site. Thank you for

taking the time to post this.

[I Have A Dream]

20. I love the picture of the two boys not taking their eyes off of him.

:cry:

[Lisa0825]

21. That one truly speaks volumes...

and directly related to your username.

:hug:

[eshfemme]

24. I love her captions! The pull up pic is priceless!

[Kahuna]

25. I really enjoyed those. Thanks!

:)

[A Brand New World]

27. Wonderful, beautiful pictures! I am so in love with our next President!

I seriously have never felt this way about a political candidate before. He is definitely someone special and so needed at this time in our world.

[gratefultobelib]

33. Amazing, beautiful pictures!! Thanks!