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Pete Souza is the subject of the documentary The Way I See It, out now in theaters through Focus Features. 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.

Pete Souza

Film

The Way Forward: Pete Souza

Taylor Rice is the vocalist and guitarist for Local Natives.
(Photo credit: Nathanial Wood)

Taylor Rice

Voices

What Barack Obama Told Me at a White House Christmas Party

Claire Beaudreault&nbsp;a.k.a. Clara Bizna$$, is a rapper (from the group Hand Job Academy), writer, nail artist and multi-hyphenate living on the Brooklyn/Queens border. New Orleans-born, Los Angeles-, Manila- and West Virginia-bred, she moved to NYC a decade ago with two suitcases and $1,000. Bylines include BarkPost, Bust, Salon, Brokelyn and xoJane. She has got a Chihuahua, a Captain Beefheart tattoo and once played a hooker on SVU. Her religion is karaoke.&nbsp;Follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/ClaraBiznass" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/clarabiznass/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. (photo credit:&nbsp;Hayleigh Hatcher)

Clara Bizna$$

Music

“Fuck Donald Trump”: Obama, Music and Missing 2008

Barack Obama