Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents

Book Description

From Pete Souza, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait, comes a potent commentary on the Presidency–and our country.

As Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza spent more time alongside President Barack Obama than almost anyone else. His years photographing the President gave him an intimate behind-the-scenes view of the unique gravity of the Office of the Presidency–and the tremendous responsibility that comes with it.

Now, as a concerned citizen observing the Trump administration, he is standing up and speaking out.

Shade is a portrait in Presidential contrasts, telling the tale of the Obama and Trump administrations through a series of visual juxtapositions. Here, more than one hundred of Souza’s unforgettable images of President Obama deliver new power and meaning when framed by the tweets, news headlines, and quotes that defined the first 500 days of the Trump White House.

What began with Souza’s Instagram posts soon after President Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 has become a potent commentary on the state of the Presidency, and our country. Some call this “throwing shade.” Souza calls it telling the truth.

In Shade, Souza’s photographs are more than a rejoinder to the chaos, abuses of power, and destructive policies that now define our nation’s highest office. They are a reminder of a President we could believe in, and a courageous defense of American values.

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书名：Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents

来自皮特·索萨的第一名 New York Times 畅销书作者 奥巴马：一张亲密的肖像，对总统职位和我们的国家进行了有力的评论。

作为白宫首席官方摄影师，皮特·索萨与奥巴马总统在一起的时间几乎比其他任何人都多。他多年来一直在拍摄总统，这让他对总统办公室的独特庄严和随之而来的巨大责任有了一个亲密的幕后观察。

现在，作为观察特朗普政府的忧心忡忡的公民，他站了出来，直言不讳。

Shade 是一幅总统对比的肖像，通过一系列视觉上的并置讲述了奥巴马和特朗普政府的故事。在这里，100多张令人难忘的奥巴马总统照片被定义了特朗普入主白宫的头500天的推文、新闻标题和语录框在一起，传递出新的力量和意义。

在2017年1月特朗普总统就职后不久，Souza在Instagram上发布的帖子已经成为对总统状态和我们国家的有力评论。有人称这是在抛洒阴霾。索萨称这是在说实话。

In Shade，Souza的照片不仅仅是对混乱、滥用权力和破坏性政策的回应，这些政策现在定义了我们国家的最高职位。他们提醒我们，这是一位我们可以信任的总统，也是对美国价值观的勇敢捍卫。