Political photojournalist John Gress covered every major2004 and 2008 presidential candidate. He has photographed presidentialprimaries and general elections, as well as Republican and Democratic nationalconventions.

While his compositions range from subtle to over the top,Gress’ work captures the complex essence of running for elective office. Take,for example, Hillary Clinton’s steeliness or Howard Dean simply looking at hiswatch during his presidential campaign’s last week.