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  • The Obama Portraits

    From the moment of their unveiling at the National Portrait Gallery in early 2018, the portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama have become two of the most beloved artworks of our time.

  • White House photographer’s book a powerful portrait of Obama’s presidency

    When I bought the big coffee-table book, it was shrink-wrapped, and at first I was going to leave it like that, cover it with Christmas paper, and put it under the tree. But as soon as I turned it over and saw the photo on the back, I wanted to read what Souza had written…

  • Obama: An Intimate Portrait: The Historic Presidency in Photographs

    Relive the extraordinary Presidency of Barack Obama through White House photographer Pete Souza’s behind-the-scenes images and stories in this #1 New York Times bestseller–with a foreword from the President himself.

  • Dream Big Dreams: Photographs from Barack Obama’s Inspiring and Historic Presidency (Young Readers)

    From former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza comes a book for young readers that highlights Barack Obama’s historic presidency and the qualities and actions that make him so beloved.

  • Farewell to the chief

    Farewell to the chief The Times of London 2017-01-15 Trevor Phillips April 22, 2013: the president pauses for a moment of silence in honour of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings PETE SOUZA After eight years in the White House, Barack Obama relinquishes the top job this Friday. Trevor Phillips criticises his legacy on…

  • Pete Souza: photographing the real Barack Obama

    Pete Souza: photographing the real Barack Obama The Guardian 2016-05-29 Jonathan Jones President Barack Obama fist-bumps custodian Lawrence Lipscomb in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Photograph: Pete Souza/The White House Over two historic terms, official White House photographer Pete Souza has chronicled the most intimate, candid and comical moments of Barack Obama’s presidency It was…

  • Why I Created #ObamaAndKids

    Why I Created #ObamaAndKids Medium 2016-02-21 Michael Skolnik (Pete Souza/White House) THURSDAY, February 18, 2016. The White House. Washington, DC. President Barack Obama was about to enter the room, when I noticed a young boy standing next to me, dressed in a jacket and tie, looking to get to the front of the crowd. This…

  • This photo of Obama and a little visitor at a Black History Month celebration is remarkable

    This photo of Obama and a little visitor at a Black History Month celebration is remarkable The Washington Post 2016-02-20 Janell Ross Clark Reynolds, 3, is greeted by President Obama during a Black History Month Celebration held Feb.18, 2016, at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Pete Souza/White House) For 3-year-old Clark Reynolds, Thursday began…

  • The Paradox of the First Black President

    As the historic administration nears its final year, African-American leaders debate: Did Barack Obama do enough for his own community?

  • Pete Souza’s Portrait of a Presidency

    Pete Souza’s Portrait of a Presidency Time LightBox Time Magazine 2012-10-08 Phil Bicker, Senior Photo Editor Pete Souza/The White House The long view of history tends to be the judge of a presidency. As President Obama embarks on a second term in the Oval Office, it may still be too early to draw conclusions about…