pete souza and barack obama had a very close relationship souza was like a shadow he never took a vacation he never allowed himself to be ill he became as close to a bomber as the president's most trusted advisors there wasn't a collaboration where we would talk about. you know what he was doing that day i would just follow him along all day on every day. the iconic first short with the white house janet at that three farewell photos with employees leaving the white house like this would jacob's family a young boy jacob told the president that his friends had told him that his haircut looked just like the president and when jacob said that president obama bent over and told the little boy to go ahead and feel his head so it's a very unusual moment i have one frame and it was over. today pete souza is a freedom photographer in washington is iconic pictures of barack obama already have the aura of a great legacy and increasingly in. all right some really remarkable photos but can it be sensed that susan was perhaps just obama's p.r. man who is trying to paint him in such flattering pictures

for eight years pete souza was barack obama's chief photographer and he was busy he shot two million pictures historical political and private he portrayed obama as a president with a sense of humor burdened by responsibility but often playful. he was the only photographer in a position to capture intimate shots like this one the presidential couple in a goods lift and then they're. kind of sharing this little. private moment and you have the staff and secret service trying not to look not to intercede if sort of see michelle through all the you know. her long breaths because the cross would track on the floor. pete souza and barack obama had a very close relationship souza was like a shadow he never took a vacation he never allowed himself to be ill he became as close to a bomb as the president's most trusted advisors there wasn't a collaboration where we would talk about. you know what he was doing i would just follow him along all day on every day. the iconic short with the white house generator the big three farewell photos with employees leaving the white house like this with ja