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Obama's Personal Photographer Posts Election Pics on Flickr

by Terrence O'Brien on November 8, 2008 at 01:55 PM

Behind the Scenes Election Night Photos on Flickr
It used to be that the only place you could get behind the scenes photos of political campaigns was from established photo-journalists published in mainstream print media outlets like Time and Life. Much like his methods for fund-raising and grass-roots organizing, Obama seems to be taking a more transparent, Web-oriented approach to photography and the campaign image.

The historic night with the Obama camp was documented by David Katz, his long time personal photographer, and 82 of the resulting images were posted straight to flickr by the campaign, rather than waiting several weeks for a spread in a glossy magazine or feature story on the Web. In fact, months of images from the campaign trail are available on flickr, and they're interesting to compare with the regular high-resolution pro shots we're so used to seeing in newspapers, magazines, and on the Web. The above photo shows Obama quietly watching John McCain's concession speech. Other snapshots show equally personal moments, like his family pausing to look at the new president elect with pride, moments before he took the stage to give his acceptance speech.

The photo album is clearly inundated with traffic: Currently most photos are loading slowly and flickr may offer an error message. But, give it time, and you'll get your chance to take a look behind the scenes of this historic moment. [From: Gawker]

Tags: barack obama, BarackObama, biden, election, elections, flickr, joe biden, JoeBiden, obama, photography, photos, politics, web

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