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I fell in love with Doug Mills when he was photographing W’s family.
http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/cousins/georgebush/laura.htm
This is a snide article from someone not a Trump supporter, but it brings out a person well worth recognizing.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/04/26/doug-mills-trump-favorite-photographer-226745

Meet the Photographer Donald Trump Can’t Shut Up About

FTA:
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To the extent that a visual history of this unusual White House is emerging, it is Doug Mills who is capturing it. He is something of a star on social media, where journalists and casual observers marvel at how he catches fleeting, revealing moments, composed as artfully as paintings—whether Trump waving at a sea of cheering admirers in West Virginia or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offering a seemingly sarcastic clap at the president’s State of the Union address.

Much of Mills’ work also plays with shadows, silhouettes and unique vantage points. Becky Lebowitz Hanger, a photo editor at the Times, says Mills’ intimate knowledge of Washington—its physical spaces and the people in power—helps him to narrow his attention on the moment at hand. She pointed to Mills’ overhead photo of former FBI Director James Comey testifying before a Senate committee in 2017. Mills gamed out that the most dramatic and telling visual from the event would be the spectacle itself—the size of the crowd and the sheer number of journalists looking on. “He doesn’t have to think about what the lighting is like or where the best angle is in a particular room,” Lebowitz says. “So he’s able to fully concentrate on the news, on capturing the right moment. And it allows him the space to think creatively to make surprising images from what could be quite familiar situations.”
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