Photo: Pete Souza Via Instagram
The caption is a reference to President Trump changing the red curtains to gold ones.
The caption is a reference to President Trump changing the red curtains to gold ones.
Photo: Pete Souza Via Instagram
“Those damn lights ;)”
“Those damn lights ;)”
Photo: Pete Souza Via Instagram
Photo: Pete Souza Via Instagram
“Talking with a young refugee at a Dignity for Children Foundation classroom in 2015.”
“Talking with a young refugee at a Dignity for Children Foundation classroom in 2015.”
Photo: Pete Souza Via Instagram
“Talking with then Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand, left, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia last September at the ASEAN gala dinner.”
“Talking with then Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand, left, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia last September at the ASEAN gala dinner.”
Photo: Pete Souza Via Instagram
Click ahead to see some of Pete Souza’s favorite White House photographs from the Obama years.
Click ahead to see some of Pete Souza’s favorite White House photographs from the Obama years.
Photo: Pete Souza Via Instagram
“The President and his daughters Sasha and Malia participate in the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey pardon ceremony in the Rose Garden with National Turkey Federation Chairman Jihad Douglas.”
Photo taken Nov. 25, 2015
“The President and his daughters Sasha and Malia participate in the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey pardon ceremony in the Rose Garden with National Turkey Federation Chairman Jihad Douglas.”
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Photo: Pete Souza
“The President and First Lady react to a child in a pope costume and mini popemobile as they welcomed children during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House.”
Photo taken Oct. 30, 2016
“The President and First Lady react to a child in a pope costume and mini popemobile as they welcomed children during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House.”
Photo taken Oct. 30,
Photo: Pete Souza
“With a Russian security at left, the President meets with President Putin of Russia on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey. National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice and a Russian interpreter sit alongside the two leaders.”
Photo taken Nov. 15, 2015
“With a Russian security at left, the President meets with President Putin of Russia on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey. National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice and a Russian interpreter sit
Photo: Pete Souza
“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.”
Photo taken June 25, 2015
“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
Photo: Pete Souza
“Two days after the visit of Pope Francis, the President and First Lady hosted President Xi Jinping of China and Madame Peng Liyuan for another State Visit. Before the formal state dinner, the President showed President Xi and Madame Peng the Gettysburg Address in the Lincoln Bedroom.”
Photo taken Sept. 25, 2016
“Two days after the visit of Pope Francis, the President and First Lady hosted President Xi Jinping of China and Madame Peng Liyuan for another State Visit. Before the formal state dinner, the President showed
Photo: Pete Souza
When Vice President Biden decided not to run for President, he asked to make the announcement in the Rose Garden. The President looked over remarks as the morning sun splashed through the Oval Office. In all honesty, as I was making this photograph, I didn’t know yet the Vice President’s decision. But either way, I thought it was important to symbolically include the President’s chair in my frame. In retrospect, I soon realized that if he had decided to run for President, the Vice President would have made the announcement from somewhere other than the White House.”
Photo taken Oct. 21, 2015
When Vice President Biden decided not to run for President, he asked to make the announcement in the Rose Garden. The President looked over remarks as the morning sun splashed through the Oval Office. In all
Photo: Pete Souza
“The President was playing golf at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif. As he was finishing his round, he began to shake hands with guests waiting for a wedding ceremony about to begin. The bride and groom were waiting inside but when they looked out the window and saw the President, they decided to make their way outside. I made a grab shot as the bride, Stephanie Tobe, and her soon-to-be husband, Brian Tobe, came running to greet the President. I made sure to send a copy to the happy couple and both wrote back to me that they were extremely grateful to have the President ‘crash’ their wedding.”
Photo taken Oct. 11, 2015
“The President was playing golf at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif. As he was finishing his round, he began to shake hands with guests waiting for a wedding ceremony about to begin. The bride and
Photo: Pete Souza
“Chuck Kennedy made this photograph of a member of the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club waiting in the Green Room of the White House prior to a reception for Hispanic Herritage Month and the 25th Anniversary of the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics.”
Photo taken Oct. 15, 2016
“Chuck Kennedy made this photograph of a member of the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club waiting in the Green Room of the White House prior to a reception for Hispanic Herritage Month and the 25th Anniversary of
Photo: Chuck Kennedy
“Comedian Jerry Seinfeld knocks on the Oval Office window to begin a segment for his series, ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.’”
Photo taken Dec. 7, 2015
“Comedian Jerry Seinfeld knocks on the Oval Office window to begin a segment for his series, ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.’”
Photo taken Dec. 7, 2015
Photo: Pete Souza
“When some of my friends heard that the President had hiked the grueling Koko Head Trail, they sent me messages on whether I had made it to the top. The trail is 1,048 wooden steps, which climb more than 1,200 feet up the crater’s ridge. Some call it the ‘Stairmaster from Hell.’ I’ll admit that I was huffing and puffing up the trail, but to my friends, this photograph is proof that I indeed made it to the top with my boss.”
Photo taken Dec. 22, 2015
“When some of my friends heard that the President had hiked the grueling Koko Head Trail, they sent me messages on whether I had made it to the top. The trail is 1,048 wooden steps, which climb more than 1,200
Photo: Pete Souza
“With the U.S. Marine Band playing the score form the movie ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,’ the President feigns riding a bicycle in the sky as happened in the 1982 movie directed by Stephen Spielberg, who had just been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.”
Photo taken Nov. 24, 2015
“With the U.S. Marine Band playing the score form the movie ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,’ the President feigns riding a bicycle in the sky as happened in the 1982 movie directed by Stephen Spielberg, who had
Photo: Pete Souza
“While we were visiting Phoenix, the President made a side trip to visit Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg, a wounded warrior that he had first met in Normandy before he was injured and, then again at Walter Reed hospital after had been injured in Afghanistan. Cory and his father, Craig Remsburg, greeted the President at Cory’s newly finished home in Gilbert. Earlier in the day, Cory had received the keys to the house, which was purchased by the Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund and renovated with the help of Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors.”
Photo taken March 13, 2015
“While we were visiting Phoenix, the President made a side trip to visit Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg, a wounded warrior that he had first met in Normandy before he was injured and, then again at Walter Reed
Photo: Pete Souza
This is the first time the same child has made two appearances in the Year in Photos. But it was difficult to not include Ella Rhodes, daughter of Deputy of National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, after the president lifted her in her elephantcostume that she was wearing for a Halloween event at the White House.”
This is the first time the same child has made two appearances in the Year in Photos. But it was difficult to not include Ella Rhodes, daughter of Deputy of National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, after the
Photo: Pete Souza
“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.”
Photo taken June 26, 2015
“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
Photo: Pete Souza
“The Obama family and Biden family greet Pope Francis as he arrives in the United States for the first time at Joint Base Andrews.”
Photo taken Set. 22, 2015
“The Obama family and Biden family greet Pope Francis as he arrives in the United States for the first time at Joint Base Andrews.”
Photo taken Set. 22, 2015
Photo: Pete Souza
“At the President’s insistence, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes brought his daughter Ella by for a visit. As she was crawling around the Oval Office, the President got down on his hands and knees to look her in the eye.”
Photo taken June 4, 2015
“At the President’s insistence, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes brought his daughter Ella by for a visit. As she was crawling around the Oval Office, the President got down on his hands and knees to
Photo: Pete Souza
“The First Lady and First Lady Agnese Landini of Italy tour the Mirror Room in the Italian Pavilion at the World Expo in Milan, Italy.”
Photo taken June 18, 2015
“The First Lady and First Lady Agnese Landini of Italy tour the Mirror Room in the Italian Pavilion at the World Expo in Milan, Italy.”
Photo taken June 18, 2015
Photo: Pete Souza
“The president talks with Captain Vince Sibala during a tour of the BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15) in Manila Harbor, Philippines. The ship was a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter acquired by the Philippines after it was decommissioned.”
Photo taken Nov. 17, 2015
“The president talks with Captain Vince Sibala during a tour of the BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PF-15) in Manila Harbor, Philippines. The ship was a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter acquired by the Philippines after
Photo: Pete Souza
“On his birthday, the President listens to a prayer during a phone call with pastors.”
Photo taken Aug. 4, 2015
“On his birthday, the President listens to a prayer during a phone call with pastors.”
Photo taken Aug. 4, 2015
Photo: Pete Souza
“Close-up detail of President Obama’s signature on a bill, and a pen used for the signing, aboard Air Force One on a flight from Buckley Air Force Base, Denver, Col. to Phoenix, Ariz.”
Photo taken Feb. 17, 2009
“Close-up detail of President Obama’s signature on a bill, and a pen used for the signing, aboard Air Force One on a flight from Buckley Air Force Base, Denver, Col. to Phoenix, Ariz.”
Photo taken Feb.
Photo: Pete Souza
“The President and First Lady wave to supporters as they ride in the inaugural parade. I had asked the President if I could ride in the presidential limousine and the President joked, ‘But Michelle and I were planning to make out.’”
“The President and First Lady wave to supporters as they ride in the inaugural parade. I had asked the President if I could ride in the presidential limousine and the President joked, ‘But Michelle and I were
Photo: Pete Souza
“A beautiful evening just after sunset as the President and First Lady boarded Air Force One at Tegael Airport prior to departing Berlin, Germany.”
Photo taken June 19, 2013
“A beautiful evening just after sunset as the President and First Lady boarded Air Force One at Tegael Airport prior to departing Berlin, Germany.”
Photo taken June 19, 2013
Photo: Pete Souza
The President was visiting a classroom at Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C. A young boy was using a stethoscope during the class, and as the President was about to leave the room, the President asked him to check his heartbeat.”
Phoo taken March 4, 2014
The President was visiting a classroom at Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C. A young boy was using a stethoscope during the class, and as the President was about to leave the room, the President asked
Photo: Pete Souza
“We were at the NATO Summit in Wales when someone mentioned to the President that Stonehenge wasn’t that far away. ‘Let’s go,’ he said. So when the Summit ended, we took a slight detour on the way back to Air Force One.”
Photo taken Sept. 5, 2014
“We were at the NATO Summit in Wales when someone mentioned to the President that Stonehenge wasn’t that far away. ‘Let’s go,’ he said. So when the Summit ended, we took a slight detour on the way back to Air
Photo: Pete Souza
“A great moment captured by Amanda Lucidon of the First Lady and daughters Sasha and Malia during their visit to the Great Wall of China.”
Photo taken March 23, 2014
“A great moment captured by Amanda Lucidon of the First Lady and daughters Sasha and Malia during their visit to the Great Wall of China.”
Photo taken March 23, 2014
Photo: Amanda Lucidon
Bo waits as the President and First Lady participate in an interview with Barbara Walters in the Cross Hall of the White House.”
Photo taken Nov. 22, 2013
Bo waits as the President and First Lady participate in an interview with Barbara Walters in the Cross Hall of the White House.”
Photo taken Nov. 22, 2013
Photo: Pete Souza
“Chuck Kennedy photographed the First Lady as she takes a ‘selfie’ with Bo, the Obama family dog, for National Geographic.”
Photo taken April 11, 2013
“Chuck Kennedy photographed the First Lady as she takes a ‘selfie’ with Bo, the Obama family dog, for National Geographic.”
Photo taken April 11, 2013
Photo: Chuck Kennedy
President Barack Obama holds 3-D glasses while watching the Super Bowl game at a Super Bowl party in the family theater of the White House, Feb. 1, 2009. Guests included family, friends, staff members and bipartisan members of Congress.”
Photo taken Feb. 1, 2009
President Barack Obama holds 3-D glasses while watching the Super Bowl game at a Super Bowl party in the family theater of the White House, Feb. 1, 2009. Guests included family, friends, staff members and
Photo: Pete Souza
“The President talks with House Speaker John Boehner after the President participated in a Q&A with the House Republican Conference at the U.S. Capitol.”
“The President talks with House Speaker John Boehner after the President participated in a Q&A with the House Republican Conference at the U.S. Capitol.”
Photo: Pete Souza
Former White House photographer keeps subtly mocking the Trump administration on Instagram
Former White House photographer Pete Souza spent eight years documenting Barack Obama’s presidency, and it seems he’s not done portraying Obama in a favorable light.
Souza, who has a new, non-White House-branded Instagram account, has been using it to subtly mock the Trump administration since Inauguration Day.
Almost every major controversy involving Donald Trump is referenced in some way in Souza’s photos. When the Washington Post reported Trump’s tense phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Souza posted a cheery photo of Obama laughing with Turnbull.
As Trump feuded with Mexico over the payment for his border wall, Souza offered up an image of Obama drinking with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
And, most recently, Souza posted an image of Obama in a well-lit meeting with the caption, “Those damn lights ;)” — a reference to a New York Times story that indicated Trump staffers were holding meetings in the dark due to their inability to figure out how to use the light switches.
Pete Souza has been photographing the President for 12 years.
Media: MediaOS Video
Souza, who formerly worked at the Chicago Tribune, met Obama when Obama was a junior senator. Souza was asked to join the administration as the official White House photographer after Obama’s election.
Souza also served as the official photographer for President Ronald Reagan. He was succeeded by Shealah Craighead, the former White House photographer during the George W. Bush administration.
To see some of Souza’s teasing Instagrams, check out the gallery above.
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