Photo Essays

George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Dedication
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama join four former presidents and first ladies to celebrate the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential...

Obama Attends Vigil for Boston Marathon Bombing Victims
President Obama traveled to Boston on Thursday to speak at an interfaith service for victims of Monday’s attack.

A Fierce and Tender Eye: Gordon Parks on Poverty’s Dire Toll
In June 1961, LIFE magazine published a story that, at the time, was astonishing not only for its unflinching coverage of abject poverty, but for the at-once...

President Obama’s First Trip to Israel
Barack Obama makes a historic first trip to Israel where he is expected to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and the ongoing civil war in Syria. He is also slated...

LIFE at Inaugurations: Rare and Classic Photos, 1933 – 1969
An American presidential inauguration might not carry the same drama and suspense that election night sometimes does, but even for those who have been through it...

Photos: America, Meet Your New National Monuments
On Monday, President Obama singled out five new locations to be singled out as official national monuments. TIME offers a first glimpse of the new honorees.

Portrait of a Swing State, 1944: As Ohio Goes …
As President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney wind up their 2012 campaigns for the White House, it all comes down to Ohio. For the past...

Bigotry in the USA: Photos of the Klan in 1946
According to a recent report (March 5, 2013) by the Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center, the number of extremist and anti-government “Patriot” groups...

Barack Obama: Portrait of a Candidate
TIME Photographer Callie Shell travels with the Democratic hopeful for an intimate look at his bid for the Presidency

Barack Obama: The Best TIME Photographs
A commemorative volume tracks the President-elect's path to the White House. TIME Photographer Callie Shell has been with him every step of the way.

Hail to the Pooch: Bo the First Pup’s First Term
Forget President Obama–today America’s favorite and most adorable First Pup begins his second term as master of the White House. Bo, the First Family’s famed...

President Obama in Afghanistan
The Commander in Chief makes an unannounced visit to the war-torn nation.

Bo and Other Presidential Dogs
Everyone knows that Barack Obama — having won the election — owes his daughters a puppy. The Portuguese water dog is now the betting favorite after the First...

Presidents Packing Heat
The White House released a photo of President Obama skeet shooting at Camp David this weekend, which got us wondering at Swampland, what other presidents shoot?...

Barack Obama's Inauguration
The historic day arrives

President Obama Visits Asia
A gallery of the U.S. President's first tour of the critical region

Barack Obama's First Year in the White House
TIME's photographer Callie Shell shares her thoughts about what it is like to photograph the President of the United States

Hope, Change and Struggle: An Artist's View of the 2008 Presidential Campaign
Artist Nicola Green, the wife of the black British politician David Lammy, was given special access to Barack Obama's campaign. Her distillation of the...

Barack Obama on Flickr
The historic 2008 election inspired thousands of people around the world to post their Obama-themed photography and art on the image-sharing site Flickr. Here is...


