(CNN) Pete Souza became an unlikely political figure, stepping out from his behind-the-scenes role as official White House photographer and into the spotlight with Instagram posts jabbing President Trump, which became the book "Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents." That provides the foundation for a documentary, "The Way I See It," which offers an insider's view of Barack Obama presidency through Souza's unerring lens. That's especially true with something like his portfolio from Ronald Reagan's funeral, juxtaposing pictures of Nancy Reagan standing over his coffin with footage of her. Souza's new-found fame, however, stemmed from an unexpected -- and to friends and associates, surprising -- departure once Trump took over, as his growing exasperation prompted him to begin contrasting flattering images of Obama with actions of the Oval Office's current inhabitant. Those shots of Obama, he says, illustrate "how the job as president should be done."

Source: The Nation September 17, 2020 15:01 UTC