26, 2009: “When I began photographing politicians I was often surprised how well prepared and coached they were for our interactions. Marco Grob, portrait photographer, who shot Clinton in Washington for TIME on Oct. She would not let me lift the camera without beaming a smile so the one photo that I got without a smile meant more to me than any others.” A serious cornerstone in a vibrant new White House. Within the portfolio I was photographing, I wanted her to portray solidity and experience, something that the young Obama administration needed. Nadav Kander, photographer, who shot Clinton in Washington for the New York Times Magazine in 2008: “Although it was a joyous time in America I wanted to show the truth of each person or something about the inner condition that was genuine. Michael O’Neill, portrait photographer, who shot Clinton in Washington for the New York Times Magazine in 1993: “The article in the New York Times Magazine was about ‘Saint Hillary.’ Magically, that day she appeared in white, perfect and saintly! Her purpose in life was to make things better, her goals lofty and pure.” These pictures portray the woman that I met and a shoot I will always remember.” Contrary to public opinion, I found her to be open, funny, kind and so easy to speak with. What I love about these images is that she was one of the kindest, friendliest subjects I have ever photographed. We were shooting in her home in Little Rock, Ark., where we had the pleasure of meeting Socks, their cat, who moved with them into the White House. She was on her way (literally!) to the White House with Bill who was to begin serving as president. for Redbook in January 1993: “We were shooting her for a cover of Redbook. And now, I read that the dress is one of her favorites.”ĭeborah Feingold, photographer, who shot Clinton in Little Rock, Ark. In the end, no one complained about the smoking ban. As First Lady, she generated a lot of comment with that dress, her role in health care reform or whether she baked cookies. The ‘Cold Shoulder’ picture ran days later in a story with comments on her dress. The Times‘ front-page smoking ban story ran with a pix of Hillary fussing with the table setting with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln looking down on her. Not only did the Times need several pix of Hillary, but I photographed the White House chef, the pastry chef, the flower arranger, preparations of the smoked marinated shrimp, the Reagan red chinaware and the toast at the banquet for the governors. I spent over 12 hours photographing in the White House. We needed a dynamite photo of Hillary and of the marinated shrimp. Suddenly I was shooting for two different stories, a photographer’s nightmare. ![]() The writer Marian Burros got a scoop that the new first lady was banning smoking at the White House beginning with removing the ashtrays from the tables in the State Dining Room. ![]() As first lady, she generated a lot of comment with her dress, her role in health care reform or whether she baked cookies.Īs a staff photographer for the New York Times, I was assigned to photograph a food story about Hillary Clinton preparing for the first dinner in the State Dining Room. During a hectic day before the Clintons hosted their first official dinner at the White House in 1993 – for a brief moment she relaxed and smiled. 31, 1993: “This is Hillary in the famous ‘Cold Shoulder’ dress designed by Donna Karan. Suzanne DeChillo, photographer, who shot Clinton for the New York Times in Washington on Jan. Tara Johnson, Chelsea Matiash and Paul Moakley. Here are the stories, told by the photographers, behind these iconic portraits. We asked some of the greatest portrait shooters who have photographed Hillary Clinton to scour their archives and select their favorite photographs from these one-on-one sessions. Their portraits have covered magazines, newspapers and websites for decades. The major-party presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, have spent decades in the public eye as key figures of American culture. It’s an unprecedented match-up of familiar faces.
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