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newyorker:

The Secret Service

“After watching the large Secret Service apparatus that surrounds the President around the world, I realized many of their duties are a study in contradictions,” Kraft told me. “They are close to the President, but rarely interact with him. They are surrounded by excited crowds and movement, but must remain calm and focussed. They observe the ultimate power and privilege, but are there to protect it instead of experience it. Despite long days frequently filled with monotonous and repetitive duties, they maintain a steely decorum and laser focus. It is not the James Bond movie most imagine.”

- Veteran photographer Brooks Kraft, who has been covering the White House for the past twelve years, became drawn to those people who, as he describes it, “shield the President from the world by creating a secure bubble around him, where he is visible, yet almost untouchable.” For more of Kraft’s photographs of the Secret Service: http://nyr.kr/JqkGGl
 

El Servicio Secreto.

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