Spencer Critchley

Communication and Change

#ObamaAndKids — My Contributions

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Photos of President Obama with kids (many taken by the great White House chief photographer, Pete Souza) range from heart-warming to just plain wonderful. So, like so many others, I love the #ObamaAndKids hashtag that’s trending now. It led me to go back through my own photos of Obama, looking for these ones.

Barack Obama meets three little boys, Michigan State University, Oct. 2, 2008. Photo by Spencer Critchley for Obama for America.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama meets three little boys, before a speech at Michigan State University, Oct. 2, 2008
Barack Obama and a little boy, Michigan State University, Oct. 2, 2008. Photo by Spencer Critchley for Obama for America.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama and a little boy, before a speech at Michigan State University, Oct. 2, 2008
Presidential candidate Barack Obama meets a little girl following a speech in Farmington Hills, Michigan, Sept. 8, 2008. Photo by Spencer Critchley for Obama for America.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama meets a little girl, following a speech in Farmington Hills, Michigan, Sept. 8, 2008. In his connection with her, we can see why there are so many wonderful #ObamaAndKids photos: he wholeheartedly loves children, and they can tell. (Meanwhile the Secret Service agent over his shoulder is doing his job, making sure even she is no kind of threat.)
A little girl who has just met presidential candidate Barack Obama, Michigan, Sept. 1, 2008. Photo by Spencer Critchley for Obama for America.
This little girl had just met presidential candidate Barack Obama at Labor Day picnic in Monroe, Michigan, Sept. 1, 2008. He had signed a shirt for her, which she was now wearing.