About A Photograph: Big Apple Pizza shop owner hugging President Obama by Saul Loeb

About A Photograph. Saul Loeb, Agence France-Presse, talks us through his photograph of Big Apple Pizza shop owner Scott Van Duzer hugging President Obama.

About A Photograph explores the meaning, impact, and stories behind photographs that changed how we see the world. One photograph, no tricks. Visual storytelling at its essence. Enjoy!

About Saul Loeb

Based in Washington, DC, Saul Loeb covers the White House and major national and international news for Agence France-Presse.

Saul graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Political Science in 2004. While there, he worked as the editor in chief of the 17,000 circulation Arizona Daily Wildcat, the student-run newspaper. After freelancing in Phoenix for several years, Saul made the move to Washington, where he had previously spent two summers interning for the Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Service.

Saul's work has appeared in a variety of national and international publications including USA Today, The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Sydney Morning Herald, Toronto Globe & Mail, Stern, Le Monde, Time Magazine, Newsweek and many others.


Produced by Kurt Rogers and Deanne Fitzmaurice.

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