Chatting the Pictures: Obama Weighs Into 2020 Election on Behalf of John Lewis, Voting Rights
In this highlight video, we look at Barack Obama at the memorial service for John Lewis, and his potential impact on the upcoming presidential campaign.
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Chatting the Pictures with Pete Souza: Presidential Photos in a Health Crisis
In the shadow of COVID-19, former White House photographer Pete Souza joins us to discuss four photos he took of Obama and Reagan handling health crises.
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The Trump Vs. Obama Situation Room Photos
As soon as the White House announced the death of Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Trump and Obama Situation Room photos became historical twins.
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Reading the Pictures Salon: Michael Shaw and Pete Souza in Conversation at Photoville ’17
Watch Michael Shaw and Pete Souza discuss key Obama photos at Photoville 2017 before the start of Pete's national book tour.
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Anticipating a Conversation with Pete Souza at Photoville
I am looking forward to Saturday's special edition of the Reading the Pictures Salon at the fabulous Photoville festival. I'll be having a conversation with former White House photographer, Pete Souza.
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What’s in a White House Profile Image?
A friend of mine asked if I had noticed the difference on Twitter between the Obama and the Trump White House profile images.
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Obama as Chicago Keepsake — A Unique Photo Farewell
Seeing how people in Chicago have saved and displayed Obama's image or memorabilia expresses his impact and farewell in a more personal way.
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A Year Ends, A Year Begins: Our Best From Twitter and Instagram
Hypervigilance does not make for the cheeriest mood.
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Best Wishes, Thanksgiving 2016
To you and yours on this day of thanks from Reading the Pictures.
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On that Crazy Pete Souza Obama VR Shot
If, a few years ago, someone told us this picture celebrated the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service…. mind blown!
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Obama’s Trip to Vietnam: the Graphic
Credit Jim Watson for reducing the Vietnam trip to this one piece of iconography.
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On That Bubbly Obama Science Fair Photo
Given the atmosphere, it's no surprise why this White House Science Fair photo is so much fun.
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Brussels, Tintin and White House Wild Things: Juxtaposition of the Day
Two popular children's books, right? But here's where the twist comes....
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Media, Pix and the Cuba Visit: Beyond Obama and Ché
Obama's alignment with a Ché Guevara mural is a cheap thing to focus on when the real challenge of the Cuba trip is the human condition.
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On Obama’s First Presidential Visit to a U.S. Mosque
Are we to commend Obama for the photo and his first visit in office to a U.S. mosque? Or, should he be faulted for taking so long?
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Obama’s Last State of the Union – A News Photo Grand Tour
We take a spin around the chamber during Obama's SOTU swan song.
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Thankful
On Thanksgiving, it's worth appreciating the president's moral bearings when it comes to the worldwide refugee crisis.
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Illustrating vs Storytelling: Jacquelyn Martin’s Photo of Biden in the Rose Garden
Here, the intensity, and even more so, the complexity of Biden's expression requires no reading in.
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