January 14th, 2009
12:19 PM ET
9 years ago
Official Obama portrait released
The Obama transition office has released the official presidential portrait.
(CNN) - President-elect Barack Obama's transition office has released the new official portrait of the incoming president.
The photograph was taken by newly-announced White House photographer Pete Souza, and is the first presidential portrait to be taken with a digital camera, according to the transition office.
Full portrait after the jump
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Very handsome! For the first time in my (not so long) life, we're going to have a President and First Lady who both look like fashion models!
Nice!
Very nice photo. Can't wait for the new administration to begin in 6 days and counting
Yes he is handsome. And he will do what God and the people have chosen him to do, but he needs our willing hearts and helping hands to continue to make change and a difference right in our own communities. Let us not just stare and awe over his chrisma and good looks. There's work to be done!
very nice pic,
my president is gorgeous....
Less than a week until this nice photo goes up in the Company Orderly Room at my Unit!!!
im so glad we dont have a president that looks like hes looking directly in to the sun anymore
Sign of the times, first Presidential portrait taken with a digital camera. I think we'll be seeing alot of technological first with this president, he's already mentioned he'll be the first with a laptop in the oval office.