"We chose Kander because of his remarkable ability to capture the mood of a moment. He has photographed some of the most iconic people of our time - from Sir Paul McCartney and Brad Pitt to Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically-elected president, who is also featured in this issue. The two Obama portraits appearing in the issue are the first formal portraits of the President since his re-election." By Kira Pollack

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