White House officials "will determine" which news outlets will have regular close-up access to President Donald Trump, wresting control away from the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA), which has determined the journalists who have access to the President and White House for over a century. [Read More]
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After taking his time over the decision, President Donald Trump has announced that Shealah Craighead will be appointed Chief White House Photographer, taking the reigns from Pete Souza, who left the office as Trump took over. digitalrev.com »
2017-01-28 03:00
The importance of presidential photography cannot be understated in today’s visual world. Although the bulk of photography since the inception of regular presidential photography in the 1950s still consists of “grip and grin” photo ops, White House photographers have sought to capture a more intimate look at the leader of the free world. Press access […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-25 00:51
As Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Friday and Pete Souza took his last photographs of the Obamas, Souza fans were left to wonder: who will take over? The answer, though not official yet, may be photojournalist Shealah Craighead. According to CNN, Craighead is “at the […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-23 19:28
With a new president coming into the White House, there will also be a new photographer. The position of Official White House Photographer was established way back in the 1960s, and every president since JFK has been accompanied by a photographer, with the exception of one. digitalrev.com »
2017-01-20 21:16
CBS Sunday Morning aired this 5-minute segment in which President Obama and official White House photographer Pete Souza look back at 8 years of Souza’s photography. As Obama prepares to step out of the White House after two terms, Souza is also wrapping up his second stint as White House photographer: he was also the […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-16 22:47
The Associated Press (AP) filed a lawsuit against Taylor Budowich (White House Deputy Chief of Staff), Karoline Leavitt (White House Press Secretary), and Susan Whiles (White House Chief of Staff), claiming that banning its presence at White House events is a violation of two US Constitutional Amendments. [Read More]
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) along with more than 40 other journalist-supported organizations released a joint statement that condemns how the White House has chosen to "penalize independent reporting on the government and its activities." [Read More]
Donald Trump is the only president in the history of the United States to have a mug shot taken and he has proudly hung it on a wall next to the Oval Office. [Read More]
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) issued a statement condemning the White House for the indefinite ban it issued to Associated Press (AP) journalists last week. [Read More]
The Associated Press (AP), one of the most trusted organizations for written and photo journalism, has been indefinitely banned from the White House and Air Force One because it hasn't changed its stylebook entry for the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. [Read More]
Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Ron Edmonds has died at age 77. Edmonds was the senior White House photographer for The Associated Press (AP) and captured the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt in 1981. [Read More]