January 16, 2009

Ohio U. Professor Is Named White House Photographer

By STEVE KOLOWICH

Pete Souza, an assistant professor of photojournalism at Ohio University's School of Visual Communication, has been chosen to serve as the chief White House photographer when Barack Obama takes office.

"I'm honored that he asked me to do this," Mr. Souza said. "I'm certainly aware of how historic this presidency is."

Mr. Souza, a freelance photojournalist who began teaching at Ohio in 2007, said he was taking an indefinite leave of absence from the university but planned to

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