We’ve seen many photos of President Obama flooding the streets of the internet. But not Obama’s rarest pictures. Yes, you read that right! Although US President Barack Obama takes an average of 500 to 2,000 photographs a day, most of these images do not appear in the mainstream media. In fact, some of them have never been seen.
Pete Souza, a photojournalist who is the official White House photographer who is overly enthusiastic about his work, says he snaps quite a few First family pictures each year. In fact, it could be a quarter of a million. And the amazing thing about the stunning images is that they were captured at moments when the President felt comfortable.
Below are Obama’s rarest pictures:
The First Family joins Amelia Boynton Robinson and Co. in honoring the sacrifices made on “Bloody Sunday” on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
March 7, 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of Peaceful civil rights protesters were brutally beaten by police with batons and tear gas as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma demanding the right to vote. The site marks one of the most explosive days of the civil rights era, which historians credit with paving the way for the landmark Voting Rights Act days later.
Obama, along with his wife Michelle and their daughters, walked hand-in-hand with one of the original Selma protesters, Congressman John Lewis, who received a cracked skull from the tragic beating over the 1,200-foot reinforced concrete bridge on this “Bloody Sunday” commemoration of the bloody civil rights confrontation that transformed America. They were joined by former President George W. Bush and other dignitaries and activists.
President Obama greets Vice President Joe Biden at his son Beau’s funeral.
Beau Biden, the Vice President’s eldest son and father of two, died of brain cancer in May 2015 at the age of 46. The former attorney general and Delaware National Guard was buried on June 6, 2015 at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware. Obama attended the funeral with his wife Michelle, their daughters Malia and Sasha, and his mother-in-law Mary Robinson.
The President takes a selfie with the USA women’s national soccer team after their 2015 FIFA World Cup victory.
The USA team is the only country to win three Women’s World Cup titles and score the most goals (five) in a WWC Final. To celebrate their victory, Obama honored the USWNT in the East Room, recognizing their achievements, which he described as monumental to American sport.
Mingle with the First Lady in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House during filming for the 2015 World’s Fair.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama at the G7 summit.
This iconic photo shows the Cold War AlliesDuring the 41st meeting on June 7, 2015 in Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavaria, Germany, the hardworking and cautious German leader had an intense chat with the German Alps in the background interacting with him. At the summit, Obama described the US and Germany as “inseparable allies,” while Merkel said both countries are important partners. Merkel once shared hugs and smiles and intimate dinners with Obama as their relationship evolved over the years.
Forget what the Conservatives said! Obama respects men of God. See the adorable First Family greet Pope Francis during a historic six-day visit to the United States.
Upon arrival during the much-anticipated visit, Pope Francis was greeted by the First Family along with Vice President Joe Biden, a Catholic, with his family.
This adorable photo was taken on Oct. 30, 2015 with the daughter of Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, Ella Harper, wearing her elephant costume for a Halloween event.
President Obama makes an unexpected stop to honor victims of the 2015 Paris attacks.
Arriving at Paris’ Orly airport for a UnitedObamas car conference on climate change, made an unannounced stop at the Bataclan concert hall where 130 people died on November 13 in the deadliest attack on French soil in more than half a century. In Bataclan, terrorists have caused so much horror, shooting concert-goers dead before detonating themselves with suicide bombs.
Obama was joined by French President François Hollande and Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris, each of whom individually placed white roses in front of the makeshift monument and bowed their heads for a long moment of silence.
President Obama and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker look out the window of Air Force One as the plane pulled into Anchorage.
Obama and Dance! Once again he was accompanied by a Nigerian dance step from a nine-day trip around the world.
The moment President Obama commissioned Vice President Biden to spearhead an initiative to cure cancer.
Biden was apparently surprised when Obama, during his State of the Union address, announced a new national cancer initiative led by the Vice President, who lost his 46-year-old son, Joseph Beau Biden, to brain cancer in 2015.
A three-year-old girl hugs President Obama while her sister looks up at the President and holds on to her mother. Pete Souza captured the great moment!
Obama has shown over the years that he loves children, not just his two daughters but many other children.