January 16, 2009

NY Times Magazine’s “Obama People”

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Nadav Kander’s 52 portraits of “Obama’s People” for the New York Times Magazine is exceptional not just for the photography, but the breadth of people covered in the shoot — from Eugene Kang, Obama’s personal assistant, up to Joe Biden, Hillary, Pelosi and plenty of politicos in between.

But the real fun of this shoot is the back story.

Rob Haggert at A Photo Editor has the best take, in a laugh riot, comic book style, filled with insidery photo jokes.

Alternatively, in the Editor’s Letter section of the Magazine, Gerald Marzorati explains the hows and whys of the shoot in a typically stuffy NY Times way (hey, stuffy can be good).

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