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sheshe2

(87,491 posts)
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 08:36 PM Oct 2013

Thank you to Pete Souza~ (picture heavy)


Pete Souza, Chief Official White House Photographer and Director of the White House Photography Office,

http://theobamadiary.com/



Pete Souza

Director and Chief Official White House Photographer
Pete Souza is the Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama; he is also the Director of the White House photo office. Souza has worked as a freelancer for National Geographic, an Official White House Photographer for President Reagan, the national photographer for the Chicago Tribune, and as an assistant professor at Ohio University's School of Visual Communication.

Souza's life as the Chief Official White House Photographer was documented by National Geographic for a film produced for PBS Television. "The President's Photographer", which also touched on previous presidential photographers, aired nationally and internationally on PBS in 2010. An accompanying book was also published by National Geographic.


http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Pete%20Souza

































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Thank you to Pete Souza~ (picture heavy) (Original Post) sheshe2 Oct 2013 OP
Incredible photographs... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #1
He does CherokeeDem~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #6
I have never seen this photo before... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #9
Me too! Black and white photography is earth shattering in it's depth. sheshe2 Oct 2013 #10
This photograph is luminous... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #15
Great shots! I like the fancy presidential basketball court gear! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #2
Official Seal of the White House SKP! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #8
Thank you. leanforward Oct 2013 #3
Great photographer brer cat Oct 2013 #4
Love the artist in Pete Souza... sheshe2 Oct 2013 #7
yes, tall, thin people NJCher Oct 2013 #27
Great shots! calimary Oct 2013 #5
Thank you calimary~ sheshe2 Oct 2013 #13
Oh, these are such uplifting images. classof56 Oct 2013 #11
Congrats on your wedding Pete. Historic NY Oct 2013 #12
So many spectacular photos Lifelong Protester Oct 2013 #14
Congratulations on your 5000th post! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #16
My Wallpaper albino65 Oct 2013 #17
Wow, I love these, thank you for posting! mrsadm Oct 2013 #18
What you see. What you see. What you see. What you see. ffr Oct 2013 #19
I'm in awe of Pete Souza and his work, she! What a Cha Oct 2013 #20
Pete Souza has a new Lease on life! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #21
I like that soldier woman getting a pic of her and POTUS during Cha Oct 2013 #22
Great pictures all, thanks for sharing! IrishAyes Oct 2013 #23
I knew it-Souza carries two cameras, one with a long lens. SunSeeker Oct 2013 #24
His photographs are always amazing. I find this one other worldly: freshwest Oct 2013 #25
Yeah, I'm home! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #28
Great photos and thread. Had never seen Souza's image before. Every time I see these or other libdem4life Oct 2013 #26

CherokeeDem

(3,718 posts)
9. I have never seen this photo before...
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:14 PM
Oct 2013

I am a sucker for black and white photos and this is close enough. Love this!!

sheshe2

(87,491 posts)
10. Me too! Black and white photography is earth shattering in it's depth.
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:21 PM
Oct 2013

I started this with B&W, then hit the wrong button and lost the thread...

Here's one



Thanks CD~

CherokeeDem

(3,718 posts)
15. This photograph is luminous...
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:45 PM
Oct 2013

Spectacular!

Love this thread... both the photographer and the subject. The President is very photogenic.

sheshe2

(87,491 posts)
8. Official Seal of the White House SKP!
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:14 PM
Oct 2013

It's a requirement a stress reducer, basketball blows away the strain and the stain that the baggers leave behind.



Thank you for your picture! Sweet~

NJCher

(37,878 posts)
27. yes, tall, thin people
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:23 PM
Oct 2013

are definitely nice to look at. I like all the photos and appreciate the OP. The angle on that airplane one is pretty spectacular, too.

What a great job Souza has!


Cher

classof56

(5,376 posts)
11. Oh, these are such uplifting images.
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:21 PM
Oct 2013

Thank you for posting, sheshe, and thanks to Pete Souza, the perfect photographer to capture our President's spirit and essence.

Peace.

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)
14. So many spectacular photos
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:34 PM
Oct 2013

I can't pick just one! But the photo of him at the lecturn in the rain shows great grit and determination. I admire that.

Thank you for these.


Yay! my 5000th post! I wanted to use it on an important thread.

sheshe2

(87,491 posts)
16. Congratulations on your 5000th post!
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:45 PM
Oct 2013


I had trouble posting and choosing, there were so many. Pete Souza has an incredible eye!

Thank you Lifelong Protester!
 

albino65

(484 posts)
17. My Wallpaper
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 10:34 PM
Oct 2013

The picture of President Obama on the Rosa Parks Bus is the wallpaper on my computer. It keeps me focused.

ffr

(23,127 posts)
19. What you see. What you see. What you see. What you see.
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 11:27 PM
Oct 2013

But what you don't see are pictures of him palling around with at lavish parties for the well connected. Him making smug faces.

This is a serious man for serious times.

Cha

(305,406 posts)
20. I'm in awe of Pete Souza and his work, she! What a
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 11:38 PM
Oct 2013

talented creative person with his camera. The subject matter is not bad, either.

Oh, the Photo-Journal books he'll have after President Barack Obama leaves Office~

Thank you for the gorgeous thread, she.

Tweet from the Pete Souza link, she..

"For TOD’ers who read this news and wondered if Pete Souza would be at work on Monday; he is! That’s a hardworking man."

Kristen Welker ✔ @kwelkernbc

WH:On Sat POTUS hosted a wedding ceremony for Pete Souza & Patti Lease in the Rose Garden...they were joined by roughly 35 family & friends9:36 AM - 20 Oct 2013

34 Retweets 12 favorites Reply

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/10/21/news-of-the-day-29/

To Pete Souza and his new bride, Patti Lease, she

sheshe2

(87,491 posts)
21. Pete Souza has a new Lease on life!
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:11 AM
Oct 2013

Congratulations to Pete Souza and Patti Lease!

Yes Cha, the man has an awesome eye. Amazing clarity in his pictures.




Dec. 3, 2010
"The President greets U.S. soldiers at Bagram Airfield after an all-night, unannounced flight to Afghanistan. We were scheduled to helicopter to Kabul to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, but that portion of the trip was canceled due to heavy winds." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/31/behind-the-scenes-white-house-photos_n_803004.html#217837

Cha

Cha

(305,406 posts)
22. I like that soldier woman getting a pic of her and POTUS during
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:40 AM
Oct 2013

the happy melee while the genius of Pete Souza is taking the shot, she~

thank you~ To Pete and Patti's new Lease on Life!

Obama photographer Pete Souza gets hitched in White House wedding...so who took the pictures?

"Obama's official photographer Pete Souza got a presumably picture perfect wedding at the White House Rose Garden Saturday night, hosted by the commander-in-chief.

White House Military Chaplain Stanley Fornea officiated the marriage celebration for Souza and his bride, Patti Lease.

Roughly 35 guests attended the ceremony for the man who has captured some of Obama's most poignant moments in office.

As of yet, no photos have emerged of the happy occasion"


snip//

His first began snapping shots of Obama in 2005, when he started chronicling the Illinois politician in the U.S. Senate.

The working relationship flourished and the pair have been together ever since.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/obama-photog-pete-souza-married-white-house-article-1.1491551

Mahalo, she You take some pretty good pics yourself, sheshe~

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
23. Great pictures all, thanks for sharing!
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 10:05 AM
Oct 2013

I don't recall having seen Sousa's likeness before.

Along the same lines, the third picture from the top, where the President stands in the doorway: One of my fondest hobbies is writing captions for photos. If that had been a picture of ME, there'd be only one possible caption: "Let's see now... What did I come in here for?"

SunSeeker

(53,657 posts)
24. I knew it-Souza carries two cameras, one with a long lens.
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 11:31 AM
Oct 2013

This is the first time I have seen a picture of Souza. I always heard that great photographers carry at least two cameras so that they do not waste time changing lenses. I have a nice Canon, but I am constantly changing lenses and lose a lot of good shots that way. I'll have to show this to hubby and drop a lot of hints around Christmas time!

sheshe2

(87,491 posts)
28. Yeah, I'm home!
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:41 PM
Oct 2013

Thanks, freshwest, you hit the nail on the head "other Worldly".

Wow all that bright and shining blue, for our Democratic President!

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
26. Great photos and thread. Had never seen Souza's image before. Every time I see these or other
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:15 PM
Oct 2013

amazing photos, just for kicks I try to imagine "other" politicians doing the same kind of things...especially with the babies and kids...not many could pull it off because it's not an act. It's from the inside.

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