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During Barack Obama's two terms, Pete Souza was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else, and he photographed them all. Souza captured nearly two million photographs of President Obama, in moments highly classified and disarmingly candid. Now he presents more than 300 of the most iconic photographs with fine-art print quality in an oversize format. Together they document the most consequential hours of the Presidency (including the historic image of Obama and his advisors in the Situation Room during the bin Laden mission) alongside unguarded moments with the President's family, his encounters with children, interactions with world leaders and cultural figures, and more. Souza's photographs, with the behind-the-scenes captions and stories that accompany them, communicate the pace and power of our nation's highest office. They also reveal the spirit of the man who became our President. We see President Obama lead our nation through monumental challenges, comfort us in calamity and loss, share in hard-won victories, and set an example to "be kind and be useful," as he would instruct his daughters

Award-winning photojournalist, Pete Souza, documents the meteoric rise of the charismatic Barack Obama from his first day in the U.S. Senate right up to the Pennsylvania presidential primary. More than 80% of these candid and stunning photographs capturing private and political moments have not been seen before. Souza provides extended commentary about each photo to place it in context, and describe the scene and participants. Photo-by-photo the viewer is allowed to examine the senator and candidate's path to the very cusp of history.

From Pete Souza, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait, comes a potent commentary on the Presidency--and our country. As Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza spent more time alongside President Barack Obama than almost anyone else. His years photographing the President gave him an intimate behind-the-scenes view of the unique gravity of the Office of the Presidency--and the tremendous responsibility that comes with it. Now, as a concerned citizen observing the Trump administration, he is standing up and speaking out. Shade is a portrait in Presidential contrasts, telling the tale of the Obama and Trump administrations through a series of visual juxtapositions. Here, more than one hundred of Souza's unforgettable images of President Obama deliver new power and meaning when framed by the tweets, news headlines, and quotes that defined the first 500 days of the Trump White House. What began with Souza's Instagram posts soon after President Trump's inauguration in January 2017 has become a potent commentary on the state of the Presidency, and our country. Some call this throwing shade. Souza calls it telling the truth. In Shade, Souza's photographs are more than a rejoinder to the chaos, abuses of power, and destructive policies that now define our nation's highest office. They are a reminder of a President we could believe in, and a courageous defense of American values.

Images of Greatness is a visual narrative on the presidency of Ronald Reagan as seen through the award-winning lens of his official White House photographer. This remarkable, compelling work sheds a never-before-seen light on perhaps the most dramatic and celebrated U.S. president. 1-57243-701-4$34.95 / Triumph Books

Bilder eines Hoffnungsträgers Als Barack Obama am 10. Januar 2017 seine letzte Rede als amerikanischer Präsident hielt, verabschiedete er sich mit den Worten, die das Motto seiner Amtszeit waren: Yes, we can! Dieser Satz ist zum geflügelten Wort geworden und die achtjährige Präsidentschaft des ersten Afroamerikaners im Weißen Haus erscheint angesichts der Turbulenzen um seinen Nachfolger fast als eine goldene Zeit. Der bekannte Fotojournalist Pete Souza hat Obama über mehr als 12 Jahre vor und hinter den Kulissen der Politik begleitet. Ob im Wahlkampf oder auf Staatsbesuch, ob offiziell auf dem roten Teppich oder im Lift allein mit seinen Töchtern: Souzas Bilder aus nächster Nähe zeigen einen sympathischen, trotz allem Druck erstaunlich locker und gut gelaunt auftretenden Mann, der sich dennoch nie anbiedert oder die Würde seines Amtes verrät. Dem Fotografen ist ein sehr persönliches Porträt gelungen, im Wechselspiel aus Nähe und Distanz, großer Weltpolitik und familiärer Wärme. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Deutschen Fotobuchpreis in Bronze