March 02, 2018
Best of the Week â First Winner
Trump photo from emotional meeting with shooting victims and families goes viral
The tears, grief and tension of President Donald Trumpâs listening session with shooting victims and families after the Florida high school massacre were profound. Washington photographer Carolyn Kasterâs job was to capture the compelling event in images. Thatâs no easy task at the White House, where events are tightly managed and photographersâ movements are highly restricted.
But Kaster, working with photo editor Jon Elswick, overcame these obstacles and delivered an image of a hand-written note held by the president that quickly went viral and became one of the most talked-about stories of the day. The image wins Kaster and Elswick the Beat of the Week.