I’ve never photographed a president before this was my first experience you
before this was my first experience you
before this was my first experience you know being sort of in the presence of
know being sort of in the presence of
know being sort of in the presence of Air Force one and all the security and
Air Force one and all the security and
Air Force one and all the security and Secret Service the day that the
Secret Service the day that the
Secret Service the day that the president arrived was a perfect se day
president arrived was a perfect se day
president arrived was a perfect se day sunny clear I didn’t expect or know that
sunny clear I didn’t expect or know that
sunny clear I didn’t expect or know that I would have one-on-one time with the
I would have one-on-one time with the
I would have one-on-one time with the president after I photographed the
president after I photographed the
president after I photographed the interviews somebody else from the White
interviews somebody else from the White
interviews somebody else from the White House came over and put their hand on my
House came over and put their hand on my
House came over and put their hand on my shoulder and said we’ve made room for
shoulder and said we’ve made room for
shoulder and said we’ve made room for you on the boat so I had I think they
you on the boat so I had I think they
you on the boat so I had I think they said six minutes to get my stuff
said six minutes to get my stuff
said six minutes to get my stuff together being underwater with President
together being underwater with President
together being underwater with President Obama was for me a a surreal experience
Obama was for me a a surreal experience
Obama was for me a a surreal experience I was very nervous but then I realized
I was very nervous but then I realized
I was very nervous but then I realized that all of my pictures were sort of
that all of my pictures were sort of
that all of my pictures were sort of just this side profile and it was lovely
just this side profile and it was lovely
just this side profile and it was lovely the corals were pretty and he was very
the corals were pretty and he was very
the corals were pretty and he was very sort of elegantly moving just below the
sort of elegantly moving just below the
sort of elegantly moving just below the surface but I wanted to see his face
surface but I wanted to see his face
surface but I wanted to see his face a year ago I had a cover story for
a year ago I had a cover story for
a year ago I had a cover story for National Geographic about dolphins in
National Geographic about dolphins in
National Geographic about dolphins in many ways photographing President Obama
many ways photographing President Obama
many ways photographing President Obama for me was was a similar experience you
for me was was a similar experience you
for me was was a similar experience you know the the subject was very different
know the the subject was very different
know the the subject was very different of course but I made a decision not to
of course but I made a decision not to
of course but I made a decision not to use flashes not to use strobes I sort of
use flashes not to use strobes I sort of
use flashes not to use strobes I sort of positioned myself in front of him as he
positioned myself in front of him as he
positioned myself in front of him as he was sort of swimming toward me and just
was sort of swimming toward me and just
was sort of swimming toward me and just made a series of images as he was
made a series of images as he was
made a series of images as he was swimming past those magic moments come
swimming past those magic moments come
swimming past those magic moments come down to just a handful of of times and
down to just a handful of of times and
down to just a handful of of times and then you know I was back on shore with
then you know I was back on shore with
then you know I was back on shore with my surface cameras watching him climb
my surface cameras watching him climb
my surface cameras watching him climb the stairs in Air Force One depart
the stairs in Air Force One depart
the stairs in Air Force One depart though it was all very quick and yet it
though it was all very quick and yet it
though it was all very quick and yet it took me a while to sort of process it
took me a while to sort of process it
took me a while to sort of process it and remind myself that it really was
and remind myself that it really was
and remind myself that it really was true that had happened
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