Well, kind of. I'm not really interested — at least, not this moment — in what's happened in the White House over the past year, or how Obama has performed. What interests me here is how Pete Souza, official White House photographer, has captured the events. This may be a bit late, but I just stumbled across this "Year in Photos" set on the White House Flickr page and wanted to share some. All official White House photos and captions by Pete Souza.
Jan. 20, 2009: "President-elect Barack Obama was about to walk out to take the oath of office. Backstage at the U.S. Capitol, he took one last look at his appearance in the mirror."
Jan. 20, 2009: "President-elect Barack Obama was about to walk out to take the oath of office. Backstage at the U.S. Capitol, he took one last look at his appearance in the mirror."
July 7, 2009: "Family dinner is usually private time. But I heard they were having dinner atop their hotel in Moscow, which overlooked the Kremlin. When they first sat down, Sasha was just having some fun with her dad."
July 7, 2009: "Family dinner is usually private time. But I heard they were having dinner atop their hotel in Moscow, which overlooked the Kremlin. When they first sat down, Sasha was just having some fun with her dad."
Feb. 1, 2009: "During a Super Bowl-watching party in the White House theater, the president and first lady join their guests in watching one of the TV commercials in 3-D."
Feb. 1, 2009: "During a Super Bowl-watching party in the White House theater, the president and first lady join their guests in watching one of the TV commercials in 3-D."
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May 8, 2009: "A temporary White House staffer, Carlton Philadelphia, brought his family to the Oval Office for a farewell photo with President Obama. Carlton's son softly told the president he had just gotten a haircut like President Obama and asked if he could feel the president's head to see if it felt the same as his."
May 8, 2009: "A temporary White House staffer, Carlton Philadelphia, brought his family to the Oval Office for a farewell photo with President Obama. Carlton's son softly told the president he had just gotten a haircut like President Obama and asked if he could feel the president's head to see if it felt the same as his."
July 11, 2009: "The president was walking to his limousine in Ghana and a group of hotel workers were waving frantically, trying to get his attention."
July 11, 2009: "The president was walking to his limousine in Ghana and a group of hotel workers were waving frantically, trying to get his attention."
May 20, 2009: "It was a glorious spring day and President Obama decided to move his meeting with his senior advisers outside to the Rose Garden."
May 20, 2009: "It was a glorious spring day and President Obama decided to move his meeting with his senior advisers outside to the Rose Garden."
Aug. 5, 2009: "I was sitting in the reception area outside the Oval Office when Sasha walked by and headed to the Oval. I suspected something was up, so I followed her. Sasha then crawled into the office, hiding behind the sofa, and when she reached the far end, jumped up and yelled, trying to spook her dad."
Feb. 2, 2009: "The light was streaming through the windows behind his Oval Office desk as the president talked with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki."
Feb. 2, 2009: "The light was streaming through the windows behind his Oval Office desk as the president talked with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki."
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