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The Way I See It

I got a call one day from the director of photographyat the Sun-Times, and he goes, "We...

I got a call one day from the director of photography
at the Sun-Times, and he goes, "We want you
to come interview." So I flew up to Chicago, and he hired me,
and, uh, so I went from a 6,000-circulation
daily newspaper where I was the only
photographer to a 600,000-circulation
newspaper where I was one of 25
photojournalists

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I got a call one day from
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the director of photography at the Sun-Times,
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and he goes, "We want you to come interview."
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So I flew up to Chicago,
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and he hired me, and, uh, so I went from
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a 6,000-circulation daily newspaper
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where I was the only photographer
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to a 600,000-circulation newspaper
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where I was one of 25 photojournalists.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:07
Uploaded
Jun 19, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.
I really think it was helpful for me to have - The Way I See It 00:07
I really think it was helpful for me to have
Did some stuff for National Geographic. - The Way I See It 00:04
Did some stuff for National Geographic.
When Lifewas a monthly, I did some work for them. - The Way I See It 00:04
When Lifewas a monthly, I did some work for them.
Right after 9/11, - The Way I See It 00:10
Right after 9/11,
And in some ways, it was one of the more fulfilling things - The Way I See It 00:14
And in some ways, it was one of the more fulfilling things
I don't want peopleto come away with the impression - The Way I See It 00:05
I don't want peopleto come away with the impression
But when there are RPGs coming at you, - The Way I See It 00:09
But when there are RPGs coming at you,
I'm not good at this." - The Way I See It 00:05
I'm not good at this."
MODERATOR: We thank you again for coming here tonight. - The Way I See It 00:04
MODERATOR: We thank you again for coming here tonight.
So, Pete, was there ever a time - The Way I See It 00:12
So, Pete, was there ever a time
[laughter continues] - The Way I See It 00:07
[laughter continues]
-No, I never felt fearful. -[laughter] - The Way I See It 00:11
-No, I never felt fearful. -[laughter]
The one thing that-- uh, we were talking earlier-- - The Way I See It 00:11
The one thing that-- uh, we were talking earlier--
So it's more of a just in... intuitive sense - The Way I See It 00:07
So it's more of a just in... intuitive sense
I think it affected him emotionally. - The Way I See It 00:05
I think it affected him emotionally.
One time, he went, and we saw Cory Remsburg. - The Way I See It 00:05
One time, he went, and we saw Cory Remsburg.
The guy that he was on patrol with in Afghanistan - The Way I See It 00:05
The guy that he was on patrol with in Afghanistan
He lost half his eyesight - The Way I See It 00:05
He lost half his eyesight
He had to relearn how to walk, talk and eat. - The Way I See It 00:05
He had to relearn how to walk, talk and eat.
President Obama had met Cory - The Way I See It 00:10
President Obama had met Cory