{"id":46125,"date":"2025-09-25T06:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=46125"},"modified":"2026-01-10T14:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T19:26:36","slug":"photographer-pete-souzas-three-personal-favorite-photographs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/46125\/photographer-pete-souzas-three-personal-favorite-photographs\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographer Pete Souza&#8217;s Three Personal Favorite Photographs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Three_Souza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/63DCcQprQYA?si=UV6MzoBI2OLo5Zpm\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">THREE is a new series from The Crit House where photographers reflect on three images from their own archives\u2014images that hold deep meaning, represent major bodies of work, or define their creative journey. Whether they choose their most iconic photographs, turning points in their careers, or images tied to unforgettable stories, each episode invites viewers into a personal and thoughtful exploration of what makes an image truly matter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Our first guest in the series is renowned photographer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petesouza.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Souza <\/a><\/span><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">a celebrated American photojournalist known for being the Chief Official White House Photographer for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, and the Director of the White House Photography Office. His extensive career also includes national photojournalism for The Chicago Tribune, freelance work for National Geographic, and teaching photojournalism at Ohio University. He has published several best-selling books, including Obama: An Intimate Portrait, and was the subject of the 2020 documentary The Way I See It.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/tag\/three\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View more photographers\u2019 talking about their Three images.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/46130\/three-images-that-changed-my-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn about my top Three images here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff THREE is a new series from The Crit House where photographers reflect on three images from their own archives\u2014images that hold deep meaning, represent major bodies of work, or define their creative journey. 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