Pete Souza presents his illustrated book ‘Obama. Bilder einer Ära’ (Obama: An Intima-te Portrait) in Berlin

Pete Souza signing books

Prestel Verlag has published the German edition of Pete Souza's illustrated book “Obama: An Intimate Portrait” – Its German title: Obama. Bilder einer Ära (Obama. Pictures of an Era)

Helen Müller, Head of Cultural Affairs and Corporate History at Bertelsmann, welcomes the guests to the book launch at Bertelsmann's representative office.

Pete Souza signing books

Photographer Pete Souza succeeded in creating a very intimate portrait of Obama in a skillful interplay of closeness and distance, global politics and the warmth of a family

Among the guests at the German book launch: Bertelsmann’s Chief Human Resources Officer Immanuel Hermreck.

The photographer Pete Souza in front of his work. The Kennedys Museum had provided Bertelsmann with a selection of his pictures for the evening of the book's presentation.

Photographer Pete Souza accompanied former U.S. President Barack Obama to every meeting and on every trip

The renowned photographer Jim Rakete admires the work of his U.S. colleague Pete Souza at Bertelsmann Unter den Linden 1 in Berlin

In conversation: Photographer Pete Souza with Bertelsmann Chief Human Resources Officer Immanuel Hermreck.

Curt Holtz, Director of the Photography and Architecture Program at Prestel Verlag, with Pete Souza's illustrated book “Obama. Bilder einer Ära”

A picture of the picture: Visitors at the book presentation at Bertelsmann Unter den Linden 1 loved Pete Souza's pictures

Pete Souza published 325 of his best photos in the illustrated book "Obama: An Intimate Portrait.” The foreword was written by Barack Obama himself.

Photographer Pete Souza talks about his work. He documented the eight-year term of office of former POTUS Barack Obama with nearly two million photos.