Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Souza bụ onye enyemaka prọfesọ nke foto akụkọ na Mahadum Ohio's School of Visual Communication Mgbe ntuli aka nke November 2008, a gwara ya ka ọ bụrụ onye na-ese foto White House maka oge nke abụọ ya maka Onye isi ala ọhụrụ a họpụtara ahọpụta Obama. Na Jenụwarị 14, 2009, e wepụtara onyonyo onye isi ala ọhụrụ ahụ; ọ bụ oge mbụ ejiri igwefoto dijitalụ were onyonyo onye isi ala. Mgbe otu izu gachara, Souza bịara ememme ahụ.
n'echi ya, ọ bụ naanị ya bụ onye na-ese foto n'oge Obama na-aṅụ iyi nke ugboro abụọ n'ụbọchị mbụ Obama rụrụ ọrụ n'ọfịs Oval Office.