Politics

Political photojournalist John Gress has photographed presidential primaries and general elections, as well as Republican and Democratic national conventions. In addition, Gress covered every major 2004 and 2008 presidential candidate.

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 his watch during his presidential campaign's last week.

In 2006 Gress documented the Congressional campaign of Tammy Duckworth, an Army helicopter pilot who lost both of her legs in a rocket attack over Iraq. Duckworth, a Democrat, attempted to win an open seat in a historically Republican district, but in the end failed. She went on to be appointed the head of Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs.