As I wind down my monthly White House Photo Diary series I’m doing a new series of diaries looking back on the past eight years. Most of these images have appeared in my previous diaries throughout the years.
Previous diaries in this new series:
Air Force One & Marine One
Celebrating the incredible work from the White House Photographers. A look inside the White House for the past eight years. All photographs were taken by the White House Photography staff lead by Pete Souza.
In no particular order, Air Force One:
President Barack Obama's wave aligns with a rainbow as he boards Air Force One at Norman Manley International Airport prior to departure from Kingston, Jamaica, April 9, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama disembarks Air Force One upon arrival at Brussels National Airport in Brussels, Belgium, June 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
Ok, in this next picture I love the fact that the President has a football in his hand, on Air Force One. Did he just finish playing catch with the boys on the plane? I’m guessing he did.
President Barack Obama looks out the windows of Air Force One with Nicky and Zachary DeParle, sons of Nancy-Ann DeParle, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, during the flight to Hawaii, Dec. 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
July 21, 2015
"Underneath a picturesque sky, the President boards Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama walks with U.S. Secret Service agents to Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Calif., May 8, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Nov. 25, 2013 "The night before, we had landed in Seattle just as the sun was setting, with Mount Rainier clearly visible in the distance. The next morning, as we drove back to the same airport, the fog was quite thick. I got out of my car in the motorcade quickly to position myself for this photograph of the President waving goodbye to a few people watching the departure of Air Force One." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Air Force One is shrouded in fog April 3, 2009, on the tarmac at Stansted Airport in England. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Buckley Air Force Base in Denver, Colo., en route to Las Vegas, Nev., Feb. 18, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Air Force One sits on the tarmac at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, prior to President Barack Obama's departure for Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 12, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama laughs with aides aboard Air Force One en route to Singapore, Nov. 14, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, Oct. 11, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C. for the flight to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 2, 2009. Air Force One departed from Dulles instead of Andrews Air Force Base as it needed a longer runway because of the fuel load required to make the trip non-stop. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama looks out a window of Air Force One during the flight from Canberra to Darwin, Australia, Nov. 17, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
A view inside the cockpit as Air Force One makes its final approach to Pittsburgh, Penn., Jan. 29, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
March 7, 2014
"I'm always looking for different angles to frame the President as he boards Air Force One. I hadn't thought about including this one of the President and First Lady until Netflix released a video promotion of 'House of Cards' Season 3 with a video clip eerily similar to this photograph."
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Marine One:
July 25, 2013 "Marine One approaches the South Lawn of the White House. I had asked the President's military aide if the pilot would let me photograph the approach from the cockpit, which yielded this photograph." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Marine One departs the South Lawn of the White House following President Barack Obama's trip to Birmingham, Ala., March 26, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Snow disperses as Marine One takes off from the South Lawn of the White House, March 6, 2015. (Official White House photo by Chuck Kennedy)
Nov. 2, 2015
"At dusk, the President boards Marine One at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J." (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama boards Marine One on the South Lawn on the White House en route to Dulles International Airport, outside Washington, D.C., where he will board Air Force One for the flight to the Middle East and Europe, June 2, 2009. Air Force One departed from Dulles instead of Andrews Air Force Base as it needed a longer runway because of the fuel load required to make the trip non-stop to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)
Marine One is ready to depart Andrews AFB for the White House after President Barack Obama and his family returned from their vacation on Martha's Vineyard Aug. 30, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Marine One arrives at Crissy Field landing zone in San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 13, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
March 23, 2013
"I was on the second helicopter which landed minutes before Marine One, and then photographed the President's helicopter as it descended into a landing zone outside of Petra, Jordan."
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk to Marine One on the South Lawn before heading to Camp David, March 7, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Marine One lifts off from the South Lawn of White House, July 16, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)
I know a lot of people don't have the time to check out the White House's photostream at Flickr so I put together this diary at the end of each month for everyone.
If you see an image you really like I encourage you to click through using the links I've provided under each image and view that photo in a larger format (in cases where there are no links that is because the White House has not yet uploaded that image to Flickr). Also, you can order prints through Flickr or download full sized files to print at home if you'd like. I've printed quite a few over the years to hang in my office at school.
An archive of previous White House Photo Diaries can be found here:
White House Photo Diaries