'It's also a portrayal of not only how I documented the Obama presidency, but because of what happened in the 2020 election, and how I've observed both Republicans and Democrats in the office,' he added. The Zeiterion will be screening it for free on Nov. It was also nominated for an Emmy for Best Outstanding Documentary. It was named Best Documentary by the New York Film Critics and was thewinner of the Critics’ Choice Award for Most Compelling Living Subject of a Documentary. The movie reveals how Souza transforms from a respected photojournalist to a searing commentator on the issues we face as a country and a people. In 2020, Souza was asked to be profiled in the documentary 'The Way I See It,' about his coverage of the Obama and Reagan presidencies and what he observed. We keep in touch mostly via email or text,' Souza added. Souza said he is still friends with Obama to this day.

So I had established professional relationship with him overtime,' he said, adding that because of their partnership he was hired as chief White House photographer by Obama. 'When you're given access that no other photographers are getting, you get to you get to know the person. In 2004, a political correspondent for CNN asked Souza to take photographs for a project documenting Obama's first year as U.S. 'Free music therapy': Why NB area DJs think karaoke is more popular than ever 'She later became the White House photo editor during Reagan, and because of that, she called me and asked me to interview for a job at the White House,' Souza said.

He said he had interviewed with the photo director at the Kansas City Star, hoping to move up to that newspaper, but that photo director did not hire him (but did continue to track his career). Souza started his career working at the Chanute Tribune and the Hutchinson News, a small newspapers in Kansas. Pete Souza, Dartmouth native and famed Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama, emerges from The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center with Executive Director Rosemary Gill and Marketing Director Penny Pimentel after a tour of the facility.

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