SCOUT TUFANKJIAN – OBAMA’S ARMENIAN PHOTOGRAPHER
AZG DAILY
22-01-2010
Diaspora
Armenian-American photographer Scout Tufankjian is the only independent
photographer to have covered Obama’s entire campaign from before he
announced his candidacy through the Election Night celebration in
Chicago’s Grant Park. Tufankjian has amassed an archive of some 12
000 images as she crossed the country countless times documenting
this historic campaign. She lives in Brooklyn, and has a B.A. in
Political Science from Yale. Before covering the Obama campaign,
Tufankjian worked photographing the conflict in the Middle East,
primarily the Gaza Strip, for four years. Tufankjian’s photographs
have been published in major newspapers and magazines, including
Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, People, The Guardian, ELLE,
Esquire, Essence, Rolling Stone, Fortune, The Times of London, Stern,
Der Spiegel, and many others.
Publishers informed Unzipped about the 12 December 2008 release of
YES WE CAN: Barack Obama’s History-Making Presidential Campaign book
by Scout Tufankjian.
Yes We Can is the story of Barack Obama’s historic, world-changing
journey from junior senator for Illinois to President of the
United States of America as documented by Scout Tufankjian. It’s
a comprehensive and intimate portrait of the man, his run, and his
supporters. With more than 200 amazing photographs by Tufankjian, the
book takes the reader along on Obama’s personal and political journey.
According to the press-release, the first printing of 55 000 copies
of Yes We Can has sold out before the book was even released, and
has already created a buzz of interest throughout the nation.