The President's Photographer by John Bredar

The President's Photographer by John Bredar

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The intimate story of the men and women who are both visual historians and key links between the public and the Presidents

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The President's Photographer by John Bredar

Expressive close-ups of presidents reveal moments of joy, reflection, and turmoil over public issues and private challenges. Unexpected angles cast new light on historic events.
“These photos are intimate, humanizing glimpses of our First Families” –BookPage
 
“Working as a White House photographer offers access to scenes witnessed initially by few and ultimately by millions when the images eventually gain a worldwide audience.” –The Oregonian
 
“Presidents are seen as never before – expressing shock, anger and joy.” –The San Diego Union-Tribune
John Bredar is Executive Producer of NGT and a multiple Emmy Award winner. Since joining NGT in 1989, he has produced more than 20 films exploring topics from cockroaches and black widow spiders to sumo wrestlers and combat cameramen. He is producer/director/writer of National Geographic's Inside the White House, the highest-rated PBS program for the 1996-97 season. In 2005, he received the Emmy award for Best Director for the National Geographic special Field of Honor, an unprecedented and poignant look at Arlington National Cemetery. He holds a master's degree in U.S. diplomatic history from Johns Hopkins University. Photojournalist Pete Souza was named Obama's White House photographer January, 2009. Souza has been a photojournalism professor at Ohio Univeristy and a photojournalist for the Chicago Tribune. His book, The Rise of Barack Obama, published in July 2008, hit the New York Times bestseller list.
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ISBN 13 9781426206764
ISBN 10 1426206763
Title The President's Photographer
Author John Bredar
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher National Geographic Society
Year published 2010-11-02
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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