Candid Moments

Lawrence Jackson had a knack for capturing some of our most candid moments in the White House, including this one. He's a tremendous photographer and a wonderful person—and his book features a collection of memories I'll always cherish. https://t.co/qUBzyGf82c pic.twitter.com/NBTDvcMarN

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) December 15, 2020

Yes We Did

Tonight at @thewharfdc, Lawrence Jackson, a White House photographer during Obama’s two terms, shares photos and be… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Pendants and Pentagrams (@PoliticsProse) October 22, 2019

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The result is an intimate look at President Obama’s two terms, what it felt like to be a black man photographing the first black president of the United States and the ways, Jackson says, that the former president and first lady maintained their authenticity both on and off camera. “Lawrence has a talent for capturing the big scene, the iconic images that will help explain our times for future generations,” the president writes. “But he also has a unique gift for capturing those quieter moments—the margins of a big event, the pauses in a busy day, some stolen times with Michelle and our girls.”

More here

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Chat Away

Book of Michelle Obama photographs coming in October stltoday.com/news/national/… via @stltoday

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Dudette (@Dudette9t9) July 11, 2017

Pete Souza: Life Through a Lens

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President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own:

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flashback …. callie shell, photographer

Time: Photographer Callie Shell had extraordinary access to the Obama White House. In this video documentary, she describes how she captured her behind-the-scenes images of the first 100 days (May 2009)

Callie Shell’s book: President Obama – The Path to the White House

christie’s after someone’s job. (pete souza’s)

Thanks Terrick 😉

snapper-supreme snapped

President Barack Obama’s personal photographer Pete Souza rides ahead as Obama and his family ride bikes in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, August 23

it’s souza time!

President Barack Obama plays with Leo Chaudhary, son of White House Videographer Arun Chaudhary, right, and Chaudhary’s wife, Laura Moser, prior to a Seder with friends and staff in the State Dining Room of the White House, April 18, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Dr. Jill Biden wait in the Green Room of the White House before the East Room event to launch the First Lady’s and Dr. Biden’s Joining Forces national initiative to support and honor America’s service members and their families, April 12, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama meets with Goldman Environmental Prize winners in the Oval Office, April 13, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama lifts a baby while greeting the crowd at the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, April 25, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

President Barack Obama shakes hands with a young girl after arriving at Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla., April 29, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama laughs while visiting with Brianna Mast, wife of Wounded Warrior Sgt. Brian Mast, and their son Magnus, in the Green Room of the White House, prior to the Joining Forces initiative event in support of military families, April 12, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

Lots more new Pete Souza photos here

brazil (pete souza)

President Barack Obama fist bumps a young person reaching through the door at the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela Community Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20 (Pete Souza)

…. playing soccer with children at the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela Community Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20 (Pete Souza)

…. waving to people gathered on the street outside the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela Community Center in Rio de Janeiro, March 20 (Pete Souza)

….acknowledging applause after delivering a speech at the Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, March 20 (Pete Souza)

…. the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, March 19 (Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama walks with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff following the arrival of First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Sasha and Malia, at the Palacio do Alvorada in Brasilia, Brazil, March 19. Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota, right, shakes hands with Malia (Pete Souza)

life thru a lens

You can see the full National Geographic documentary here