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sheshe2

(87,521 posts)
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 05:57 PM Jan 2016

May the Goddess Bless Pete Souza~



President Obama and the First Lady wait on the North Portico for the arrival of President Xi and Madame Peng (Photo by Pete Souza)

http://theobamadiary.com/page/2/

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These Are Some Of The Best White House Photos From 2015
We can't wait to see what these photographers capture in 2016.




Pete Souza/The White House

President Barack Obama's wave aligns with a rainbow as he boards Air Force One at Norman Manley International Airport before departing from Kingston, Jamaica, on April 9, 2015.





Pete Souza/The White House

President Barack Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) after his introduction during the event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches, at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 2015.



Pete Souza/The White House

President Barack Obama in Marine One flying to Seward, Alaska, on Sept. 1, 2015.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-photos-2015_56840ff3e4b0b958f65afa2b

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Pete Souza, Photographer Extraordinaire~ He has a great eye.
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May the Goddess Bless Pete Souza~ (Original Post) sheshe2 Jan 2016 OP
K & R, beautiful post Thinkingabout Jan 2016 #1
Hey Thinkingabout, thank you~ sheshe2 Jan 2016 #2
His best of 2015 brer cat Jan 2016 #3
Hey brer sheshe2 Jan 2016 #4
Welcome back sheshe2! ucrdem Jan 2016 #5
Lol~ sheshe2 Jan 2016 #7
These are great pictures Gothmog Jan 2016 #6
Those are some superb pics. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #8
You are so welcome Uncle Joe. sheshe2 Jan 2016 #9
He is quite gifted. ms liberty Jan 2016 #10
Beautiful. Thank you. yardwork Jan 2016 #11
Souza makes nice pictures, as did previous WH photographers. SusanaMontana41 Jan 2016 #12
You are welcome to... sheshe2 Jan 2016 #14
sheshe, I never tire of the beautiful photos you post on the BOG. classof56 Jan 2016 #13
classof56... sheshe2 Jan 2016 #15
Our beloved Pete Souza with our Beloved President~ Cha Jan 2016 #16
Hey Cha, Thanks. sheshe2 Jan 2016 #17
Excellent photographer has captured so may wonderful moments for us! Kath1 Jan 2016 #18
Thanks, she Hekate Jan 2016 #19

sheshe2

(87,521 posts)
2. Hey Thinkingabout, thank you~
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 06:06 PM
Jan 2016

I love photography and that man is extraordinarily talented. I have gone to his website, he has a wide range of images.

http://www.petesouza.com/

Breathtaking.

brer cat

(26,281 posts)
3. His best of 2015
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 06:12 PM
Jan 2016

include some amazing and dramatic shots. Of course, he has quite the subjects with the Obamas.

So good to have you back with us, sheshe.

sheshe2

(87,521 posts)
4. Hey brer
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 06:25 PM
Jan 2016

Good to be back, I missed you.

I am dipping my toe in the water here.

His work is stellar~

ms liberty

(9,828 posts)
10. He is quite gifted.
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 08:07 PM
Jan 2016

It helps that he has the most gorgeous first family ever as subjects. Their goodness as humans really shine through every photograph.

SusanaMontana41

(3,233 posts)
12. Souza makes nice pictures, as did previous WH photographers.
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 08:24 PM
Jan 2016

But I really really dislike handout images from this White House, or any White House:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/opinion/obamas-orwellian-image-control.html?_r=0


The official photographs the White House hands out are but visual news releases. Taken by government employees (mostly former photojournalists), they are well composed, compelling and even intimate glimpses of presidential life. They also show the president in the best possible light, as you’d expect from an administration highly conscious of the power of the image at a time of instant sharing of photos and videos.

By no stretch of the imagination are these images journalism. Rather, they propagate an idealized portrayal of events on Pennsylvania Avenue.

sheshe2

(87,521 posts)
14. You are welcome to...
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 09:01 PM
Jan 2016
"But I really really dislike handout images from this White House, or any White House:"


...dislike what you please, Susana. However not in the Barack Obama Group. Take it to GD or the Sanders Group, they will love you there.

Bye.

classof56

(5,376 posts)
13. sheshe, I never tire of the beautiful photos you post on the BOG.
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 08:25 PM
Jan 2016

Pete Souza is amazing and so are you. Many thanks!

Cha

(305,435 posts)
16. Our beloved Pete Souza with our Beloved President~
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 09:21 PM
Jan 2016


Mahalo, she, for posting Pete Souza's brilliant pics in our BOG~

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
18. Excellent photographer has captured so may wonderful moments for us!
Sun Jan 3, 2016, 11:01 PM
Jan 2016

"May the Goddess Bless Pete Souza~"

Right on, sister. Thank you.

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