Pete Souza
press release:
SHADE (Little, Brown and Company; October 16, 2018) is a portrait in contrasts, telling the tale of two presidencies through a series of powerful visual juxtapositions—with Souza’s unforgettable images of President Obama delivering new power and meaning when framed by tweets, headlines, quotes, and other material from the first 500 days of the Trump administration. The book responds to fan demand for a book that captures Souza’s voice on Instagram, and will include more than one hundred photographs that did not appear in his previous book. More than a sharp compendium of clapbacks, SHADE is a touchstone to an era of greater integrity in our politics. Souza’s work is a stirring reminder of the highest American values we share, giving us the courage to stand up and speak out for what we believe in.
Pete Souza was the chief official White House photographer for President Obama and the director of the White House Photo Office. Previously Souza was an assistant professor of photojournalism at Ohio University, the national photographer for the Chicago Tribune, a freelancer for National Geographic, and an official White House photographer for President Reagan. His books include the New York Times bestseller The Rise of Barack Obama, which documents the president’s meteoric ascent from his first day in the United States Senate through the 2008 Pennsylvania presidential primary, and the #1 New York Times bestseller Obama: An Intimate Portrait. Souza is currently a freelance photographer based in Washington, D.C., and is a professor emeritus at Ohio University’s School of Visual Communication.
Tickets are $30, and include a copy of the book.