Portraits of a President:

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Obama's official photographer shares the most captivating pictures from the White House in 2015

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Office visits: The president's daughter Malia stopped by the Oval Office one afternoon to see her dad and, while they were chatting, she wiped something off from his face (February 23, 2015)

 

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Larger than life: It’s definitely true that former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal is a big guy. But I’ll admit that I used a wide angle lens and this angle to accentuate his size when he stopped by the Oval Office for a quick visit (February 27, 2015)

 

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The 50th anniversary of Selma: For Presidential trips, I usually have another White House photographer accompany me so he or she can preset with the press and obtain angles that I can’t, as I usually stay close to the President. Lawrence Jackson made this iconic image from the camera truck as the First Family joined others in beginning the walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge (March 7, 2015)

 

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Loving touch: I was moving around trying to capture different scenes away from the stage during the event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches. When I glanced back towards the stage, I noticed the president and first lady holding hands as they listened to the remarks of Rep. John Lewis. I managed to squeeze off a couple of frames before they began to applaud, and the moment was gone (March 7, 2015)

 

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Still in love: The First Lady snuggled against the President during a video taping for the 2015 World Expo in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House (March 27, 2015)

 

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Official business: President Obama is pictured above during the P5+1 negotiations with Iran in the Situation Room (March 31, 2015)

 

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Rainbow tour: The President’s wave aligns with a rainbow as he boards Air Force One at Norman Manley International Airport prior to departure from Kingston, Jamaica (April 9, 2015)

 

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Those famous arms: The First Lady demonstrates her boxing skills during a #GimmeFive video taping (May 12, 2015)

 

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Successful host: President Obama hosted a summit meeting at Camp David with the Gulf Cooperation Council. Above the leaders are pictured in front of the Laurel Cabin as Obama greets Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said (May 14, 2015)

 

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German-American relations: We were at the G7 Summit in Krün, Germany. Chancellor Angela Merkel asked the leaders and outreach guests to make their way to a bench for a group photograph. The President happened to sit down first, followed closely by the Chancellor. I only had time to make a couple of frames before the background was cluttered with other people (June 8, 2015)

 

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Support: President Obama hugged Vice President Joe Biden after delivering a eulogy for Beau Biden at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware (June 6, 2015)

 

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Presidents past and present: We had just stopped by the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park and we were already driving away underneath the stadium. The President asked the Secret Service to stop the motorcade when he spotted The Racing Presidents (they compete against each other in a running race during every game). My vehicle was 100 feet ahead so I jumped out and ran back in time to catch them in a group photo for posterity (June 11, 2015)

 

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Victory: The President was in the midst of his daily intelligence briefing. An aide popped his head in the door to inform him that the Supreme Court had affirmed the Affordable Care Act subsidies ruling, and with a telephoto lens, I made this sequence of his initial reaction (June 25, 2015)

 

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Love wins: It was a festive atmosphere as the White House was lit with the colors of the rainbow in celebration of the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. I chose this angle from several options because I like that much of the White House staff had stayed late on a Friday night to take part in the celebration (June 26, 2015)

 

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Father-daughter bonding time: While visiting the Whitney Museum in New York City, the President hugged his daughter Malia as they looked at the art work (July 17, 2015)

 

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Backstage: The President greets the cast and crew of ‘Hamilton’ after seeing the play with his daughters at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City (July 18, 2015)

 

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Fishy situation: 'He was just excited to see you,’ one of the salmon fisherwoman exclaimed after a salmon spawned on the President’s feet at Kanakanak Beach in Bristol Bay, Alaska (September 2, 2015)

 

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Too cute: The President exchanges a wave with Alya Dorelien Bitar, one-year-old daughter of Maher Bitar, the outgoing National Security Council Director for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs, and his wife, Astrid Dorelien, during a family photo in the Oval Office (September 21, 2015)

 

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Visitor from the Vatican: David Lienemann scoped out a great vantage point from the Blue Room Balcony to capture this moment as the President and First Lady escorted Pope Francis back inside the White House following the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn (September 23, 2015)

 

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On top: President Obama's legs dangle as he sat on top of the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office while talking with two aides (October 1, 2015)