Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History Making Presidential Campaign by Tufankjian

Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History Making Presidential Campaign is a collection of photographs by Scout Tufankjian, who covered Obama's campaign from the beginning. The style of the photography is more artistic; however, the book is organized in a neat chronology. Each section begins with a short paragraph from Tufankjian, and the pages are peppered with quotes from Obama. Yes We Can would be a good choice for anyone who does not want a lot of text in their commemorative photography book, and who wants to see the campaign from beginning to end.

Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History Making Presidential Campaign by Scout Tufankjian provides a good mix of photos and quotes, giving a concise history of Barack Obama's run for the Presidency. It does not, however, contain any pictures of Obama's early life and has very few with his family.

The book contains standard photographs of crowds and rallies that you find in other commemorative photo books, but there is also Tufankjian's unique take. For instance, he brought a chalkboard to a rally and asked people to write why they supported Obama. He photographed dozens of individuals who had written a variety of answers from "new hope" to "articulate." The pages of these supporters' photographs are my favorite part of Yes We Can.

Many books on Obama's campaign have been published. Yes We Can will appeal to those who prefer more artistic photography and who want a nice, coffee table book that covers the whole campaign. If you want more history on Obama or text, try Time's President Obama: The Path to the White House.