[WH Blog] The Year in Photos: 2010

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The Year in Photos: 2010

We've just uploaded our year-end digital slide show on the official White House photo stream. I tried to include photographs that show President Obama in a variety of behind-the-scenes situations and ones that also represent the successes and challenges he faced during the year. A few playful moments, some with his family, are also included. I wrote first-person captions to accompany each photograph to hopefully give the viewer some added context where needed. Taken together, the slide show will hopefully provide people with a window into the Obama presidency from 2010. Special thanks to White House photo editor Alice Gabriner, who has worked tirelessly editing my photos for the past two years and is leaving the administration to work as a senior photo editor at National Geographic magazine.

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Pete Souza is Chief Official White House Photographer and Director of the White House Photography Office

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/12/3...hotos-2010

[jaxx]

Very good pics! Shows that no matter the setting and people the President is at home and able to do his job(s). Being a husband and dad is important too. ;-)

[spazito]

Beautiful, beautiful montage of photos! Thank you so much for putting it together, you did a terrific job.

Two things struck me very forcefully, the first is how lonely it can be at the top, the photos of President Obama, when alone, seem to have him carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders and the second is the love radiating from the family photos.

His family must provide such balance to his life as do his friends including, of course, VP Biden.

Thank you again for these, Winky!

[lindsey]

Fantastic photos of our President. And such a great variety (family, work, the public, etc.). You did a wonderful job - thank you for this! :-)

[Julie]

I really enjoyed watching that. What a year for the President and his family, eh?

Julie