Pete Souza — the former Obama White House photographer who has gained Instagram fame for his subtle digs at President Trump — originallydidn’t know what the term “throwing shade” meant. Now he not only understands the expression, but on Wednesday he revealed that the words inspired the cover for his upcoming book,SHADE: A Tale of Two Presidents.
“If [my first book]OBAMA: An Intimate Portraitis a coffee table book, thenSHADEis an every table book,” the 63-year-old wrote in an Instagram post revealing the book cover, which features a photo of PresidentBarack Obamawearing red, white and blue shades. “If you’ve been following my Instagram feed since the last inauguration, then you have an idea what this book is about (but of course there will be some surprises).”
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Souza shot almost two million photos while serving as Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama, and used a selection of these photographs in his first book. Since then, his Instagram posts have gone viral for subtly berating the current administration. In each post, he slyly juxtaposes a news story about Trump with a photo from Obama’s time as president.
For the Fourth of July, the author posted a photo of Barack andMichelle Obamaleaning into each other as they watched fireworks.
“Happy Fourth of July. Back when…well, you know what I mean,” Souza wrote.
In thewake of the child migrant crisis, Souza posted a throwback photo of Barack andMichelle Obamaon June 24, captioning it: “This is called compassion. Some have it, some don’t. President Obama and First LadyMichelle Obamapray with a group staging a public hunger strike on the National Mall, seeking to pressure Congress into passing an immigration bill in 2013.”
Souza has also used his Instagram page to highlight the lack of women in Trump’s administration, his rocky first 100 days in office, his eyebrow-raising “shove” of a NATO leader, and much more.
For Souza, his upcoming book is not only a form of protest, but a reminder to his readers to be engaged citizens.
On June 27,as the news ofJustice Anthony Kennedy’sretirement sparked concerns that the Supreme Court could roll back abortion rights, Souza posted a photo of President Obama shaking the hand of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, whom he nominated in 2009.
“(Another reason) why elections matter,” Souza wrote.
SHADEhits book stores on Oct. 16.
source: people.com
