Photographer Pete Souza Reflects On 8 Years (And 1.9 Million Photos) Of Obama

[Sophiegirl]

As the chief official White House photographer for President Barack Obama, Pete Souza had top security clearance and sat in on most meetings and major events with the president.

"I was there all the time," he says. "I wasn't talking to [Obama] all the time, but I was always in every meeting and pretty much every situation that he had as president."

https://www.npr.org/2017/11/07/562341917/photographer-pete-souza-reflects-on-8-years-and-1-9-million-photos-of-obama

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This is a terrific article with many comments by Pete Souza with lots of pics that’ll make you weep.

[BumRushDaShow]

1. He could publish a photo-journalistic encyclopedia of his time in the WH.

[sarge43]

4. He has. It was released yesterday.

Obama: An Intimate Portrait

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Excellent!

[sarge43]

12. Yup. On my must have list

Probably will have to have some extra kleenex handy.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. As always, Souza is outstanding. And Obama is an icon for the ages. . . . nt

[DFW]

3. I'm rather partial to this Obama photo, myself

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[madokie]

5. I kinda like that one too

Knowing its someone who I trust their opinion and knowing there's a pretty damn good chance You know what the fuck you're talking about.

Peace

[DFW]

10. It was so refershing to be able to discuss SO many different subjects, and he was up on all of them

Without notes.

Health care costs. The budget deficit. Latin America. The Egyptian economy. Election strategy (this was July 2012). Syria. Russia.

It was amazing. I've been able to discuss THAT many themes in one sitting with exactly THREE people in public life, and one of them was a soft-spoken, intellectual Republican whose "public" life was a fictional portrayal of him in a hit film, where the guy playing him made him out to be someone COMPLETELY unlike the real person. Most people never even knew he is a Republican.

Besides Obama, the only other Democrat in that category I can think of is Howard Dean, although I got the impression from a few short encounters that Bill and Hillary Clinton are the same way.

[FailureToCommunicate]

6. You one lucky dude!

(I know I know 'luck had nutting to do with it')

[DFW]

9. You're right. It's not like I won some lottery

Actually, what happened was that he was to meet with someone from the Democrats Abroad, and there was a last minute cancellation, so the White House emailed me and asked if I would be interested in an hour with the President. Of course, I said, no, fuck off, if I can't have two hours, I'm not interested. (J/K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

I DID have to get permission from my wife, as we were in Massachusetts at the time, and the meeting was scheduled for the last day of our vacation there. She said OK, so I got the last seat on the earliest commuter plane (7 seats!) from Provincetown to Boston. Boston to DC was no problem. At the Provincetown airport, I got suspicious stares from everyone--from the check-in counter to the TSA to the other passengers, since this was the first time since 1954 that anyone had shown up at that airport in a business suit.

[Vinca]

7. I hope he puts out a book at some point. I'd love to have one.

[Sophiegirl]

8. See post #4. nt

[angstlessk]

13. Just bought on Amazon, being delivered Friday!

I didn't cry looking at the photos, but tears did stream down my face...

wonder who is trumps official photographer?