Pete Souza, the Chief Official White House Photographer for both U.S. Presidents, Ronald Regan and Barack Obama, has just released a 352-page book documenting his favorite photos of Obama’s eight-year tenure. As Chief Photographer, Souza had top-level security clearance and effectively shadowed Obama at every major meeting and event. “I was there all the time” Souza explains, he says that he tried to be as invisible as possible by having “a small footprint — not using a noisy camera, not using flash and moving around gingerly… trying to be a piece of the woodwork.”
As the selection of images above show, Souza had a truly privileged view into the life of a man, who in his time served, held one of the most high-pressure jobs in the world. Souza estimates, that over the span of Obama’s time in office, he took around 1.9 million photos — some days he’d take more than 2,000. The acclaimed photographer’s new book, Obama: An Intimate Portrait, is a collection of his most prized snaps and can be bought over at Amazon.
The ongoing legal battle between 5 Pointz graffiti artists and real estate developer Jerry Wolkoff has officially come to a close. A total of 21 artists had sued Wolkoff for whitewashing their artworks at the NYC street art mecca, claiming that their murals were legally protected under the Visual Artists Rights Act. Now, the artists’ lawyer Eric Baum has announced that each artist was awarded damages after a court ruling in Brooklyn this Wednesday, as per the Daily News.
“The jury sided strongly with the rights of the artists,” Baum told the Daily News. “This is a clear message from the people that the whitewash of the building by its owner Gerald Wolkoff was a cruel and willful act.”
5 Pointz was founded by artist/curator MERES ONE back in 1993. It’s now a site for two luxury condo complexes.
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