White House photographers to tell what it takes to snap the president, Oct. 29

The iconic images of U.S. presidents burned in our minds are often shot by White House photographers, from both media and White House staff. Current and former White House photographers will describe capturing those images in a National Press Club panel discussion, Photographing the President, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29.

Bob McNeely, staff photographer for president Bill Clinton, will join veteran White House photographer Christy Bowe and Eric Draper, White House staff photographer for president George W. Bush. The Club's Photography Committee and World Press Photo DC will sponsor the panel.

Photographing the President is free for Club and World Press Photo DC members and guests, but tickets are required and space is limited. Reserve your place at this unique discussion here.

The photographers will explain capturing the president at work, at home and on the road as well as their responsibilities when portraying White House occupants and their families. They will discuss photographers' roles to both serve the public's need to know and to record images for history. Examples of their work will be shown.

Myron Belkind, long-time Associated Press international correspondent and former Club president, will moderate the panel.

World Press Photo DC is an annual show of prize-winning photo journalism, part of the global series of World Press Photo exhibits in 100 cities. This year's World Press Photo DC runs Oct. 27 through Nov. 25 in the DuPont Underground gallery, below DuPont Circle. More details of the exhibit can be found here.