Topic: Barack Obama

Photograph by Nadav Kander for TIME
The Backstory

Behind the Obama Cover: Person of the Year 2012

Behind the scenes with photographer Nadav Kander on TIME’s cover shoot for Person of the Year 2012: President Barack Obama.

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Image: Nov. 3, 2012. A rebel fighter takes cover as he looks up at a warplane attacking rebel positions during heavy clashes between rebel fighters and the Syrian army.
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Pictures of the Week: November 2 – November 9

From President Obama’s reelection and Superstorm Sandy’s aftermath to a deadly earthquake in Guatemala and a train cemetery in Bolivia, TIME presents the best photographs of the week.

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Image: Democrats' and Republicans' Lectern
Photo Essay

A History of the Campaign in 100 Objects

From Herman Cain’s cowboy hat and Stephen Colbert’s super-PAC fun pack to binders, Big Bird and bayonets, objects became the visual sound bites of the 2012 election. TIME presents 100 objects that made their debut during this election.

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Image: President Obama speaks in the rain during a campaign rally in Glen Allen, Va. July 14, 2012.
The Backstory

The 2012 Presidential Election Year in Pictures

For years, TIME has created some of the most memorable campaign photography. Here, LightBox takes a look at the best of TIME’s commissioned political imagery from this election.

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Pete Souza/The White House
Profile

Pete Souza’s Portrait of a Presidency

In a TIME exclusive, Chief White House photographer Pete Souza offers his personal edit and recollections on President Obama’s first term.

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Niklas Meltio–Corbis
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Pictures of the Week: August 31 – September 7

From an eruption on the sun and the death of Rev. Sun Myung Moon in South Korea to Redhead Day in the Netherlands and students heading back to school around the world, TIME presents the best images of the week.

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Callie Shell for TIME
Photo Essay

Behind the Cover: Obama Makes His Way to the DNC

Photographer Callie Shell has documented President Barack Obama since 2004. Last week, she photographed Obama on the campaign trail in New Hampshire for TIME.

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Ahmad Halabisaz–Xinhua/ZUMAPRESS.com
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Pictures of the Week: August 10 – August 17

From the earthquake in Iran and the killing of miners on strike by police in South Africa to the end of Ramadan and a meteor shower over Macedonia, TIME presents the best images of the week.

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Robert Ray—AP
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Pictures of the Week: July 13 – July 20

From America’s worst drought in 50 years and fierce fighting in Syria to the shootings in Colorado and the start of Ramadan, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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Lightbox May 20, 2012
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Pictures of the Week: May 18 — May 25

From India’s Sufi Muslim Urs Festival and the first intercontinental flight of the Solar Impulse to a suicide bombing of military soldiers in Sana’a and the beginning of Egypt’s presidential election, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.

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