Favorite photos as President Obama's second term comes to an end
Sept. 20, 2013 "A Ford truck was stationed nearby the podium while the President delivered remarks on the economy at the Ford Kansas City Stamping Plant in Liberty, Missouri. After the speech, I positioned myself near the truck guessing that the President might lean over the hood of the truck to shake hands with Ford employees. Instead he opened the passenger door and slid over to the driver's seat so he could get even closer to the employees." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Pete Souza
July 21, 2015 "Underneath a picturesque sky, the President boards Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Pete Souza
June 14, 2013 "The President called me over to pose for a photo with a young boy who had fallen asleep during the Father's Day ice cream social in the State Dining Room of the White House." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Pete Souza
Dec. 7, 2015 “Comedian Jerry Seinfeld knocks on the Oval Office window to begin a segment for his series, ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.’” (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)Pete Souza
April 27, 2015 "I ran up the steps of the Lincoln Memorial ahead of the President and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan to capture this scene of the two looking towards the Washington Monument." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)Pete Souza
Oct. 18, 2013 "Light matters. The paper that the President was writing on provided some fill light as he worked at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Pete Souza
March 15, 2009 ÒThe Obama family was introduced to a prospective family dog at a secret greet on a Sunday. After spending about an hour with him, the family decided he was the one. Here, the dog ran alongside the President in an East Wing hallway. The dog returned to his trainer while the ObamaÕs embarked on their first international trip. I had to keep these photos secret until a few weeks later, when the dog was brought ÔhomeÕ to the White House and introduced to the world as Bo.Ó (Official White House photo by Pete Souza) Pete Souza
May 1, 2012 "In Afghanistan, there was virtually no light inside the helicopter as we flew from Kabul back to Bagram Air Field after the President had met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (For the photo buffs, this photograph was taken at ISO 6400, 1/5 second at f/1.4.) Flanking the President are General John Allen, Commanding General of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker. Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor, is at left." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)Pete Souza
Nov. 13, 2014 "I almost tripped coming down the stairs trying to make this photograph as the President turned the corner at the bottom of the stairs coming into this beautiful light casting shadows and and his silhouette at the Parliamentary Resource Center in Naypyitaw, Burma." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph.Pete Souza
President Barack Obama hugs Donna Vanzant, the owner of North Point Marina, as he tours damage from Hurricane Sandy in Brigantine, N.J., Oct. 31, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Pete Souza
Feb. 1, 2009 “During a Super Bowl watching party in the White House theatre, the President and First Lady join their guests in watching one of the TV commercials in 3D.” (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)Pete Souza