Photographer Mark Seliger has once again captured some beautiful portraits at a Vanity Fair after-party but, this time, they feature not just celebrities, but also the world’s most powerful politicians and respected members of the media. After the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, this year held on May 3, many who attended dropped by the Vanity Fair/Bloomberg party where they were asked to asked to pose in Seliger’s custom-built portrait studio.
As Vanity Fair states, “The magic was in the unexpected combinations, as Joel McHale hammed it up with Governor Chris Christie, Questlove cozied up with Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Valerie Jarrett, and MSNBC host Ronan Farrow linked up with Scandal star Bellamy Young.”
Previously, Seliger had taken incredibly striking portraits of actors and actresses at the Vanity Fair Oscar party. As you can see, he’s a master at capturing beautifully candid shots.
Above: Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara and Arianna Huffington
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
Actress Robin Wright
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF
Sir Patrick Stewart
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Fred Armisen
Breaking Bad‘s Dean Norris
Scandal‘s Bellamy Young and Ronan Farrow of MSNBC
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
CNN’s Jake Tapper and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
Actress Zooey Deschanel
Robert De Niro
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Community‘s Joel McHale
Modern Family‘s Eric Stonestreet and ABC anchor David Muir
Questlove and Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett