A picture that primarily features the current President of the United States (i.e. Joe Biden).
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Drew Angerer, Getty Images
Untitled: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with 94-year-old activist and retired educator Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, after signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House on June 17, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Second Place
Sarah Silbiger, Freelance for The Washington Post
President Joe Biden Gives Children Tour of Marine One: President Joe Biden walks with children of White House military aides to Marine One for a tour on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., Friday Oct., 8, 2020.
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Brendan Smialowski, Agence France-Presse
Untitled: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, President Joe Biden, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wait for a meeting at Villa La Grange June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Geneva.
Award of Excellence
Samuel Corum, Freelance for New York Times
The Catholic President: U.S. President Joe Biden walks through the snow following Sunday mass at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., Sunday, Feb. 7th, 2021. President Biden entered the White House amidst the greatest pandemic the world has seen in a hundred years and while the country began a long investigation into the attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump supporters a month prior.
Award of Excellence
Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA
Goodbye Kiss: First Lady Jill Biden (R) kisses US President Joe Biden (L) goodbye as he departs the White House for a short visit with wounded veterans at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC, USA, 29 January 2021.
Award of Excellence
Jonathan Ernst, Reuters
Romance Isn’t Dead, But This Flower Is: U.S. President Joe Biden stops to pick a dandelion for first lady Jill Biden as they walk to board the Marine One helicopter on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, U.S. April 29, 2021.
Award of Excellence
Tom Brenner, Reuters
Untitled: President Joe Biden closes his eyes while saluting during the dignified transfer of the remains of U.S. Military service members at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, U.S., on August 29, 2021. 13 service members were killed by a suicide bombing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, during the United States’ military evacuation in Afghanistan in August.
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Drew Angerer, Getty Images
Untitled: U.S. President Joe Biden pauses while speaking in the South Court Auditorium of the White House during his first week in office on January 25, 2021 in Washington, DC.