On the sidelines of the U.S. presidential campaign
For the scores of photographers on the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign trail, capturing the characters, the color and the vibe of the election often means turning away from the speaker on the podium.
"The audience, the voters and the candidate are equally important," said Brian Snyder, who has been a photographer for Reuters for more than 20 years.
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Segar took a photograph of one of his own meals when he was covering a Clinton rally: hamburger meat on a bed of undressed spinach in a tinfoil to-go container.
"I was trying to give viewers a little bit of a different taste of what we see on a day to day basis," Segar said with a laugh.
"Your photos don’t necessarily have to capture the most earth-shattering moments of the campaign, but they have to capture people’s interest.
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Lucas Jackson said he always looked for a different angle at rallies.
In one of his photos, young reporters can be seen staring into the screens of their Macbook laptops at a Sanders rally in Pennsylvania.
"Usually cameras are pointed at the candidate," Jackson Said.
"I'm always looking to add context."
A U.S. Secret Service agent waits to screen attendees at a campaign rally for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
The motorcade carrying U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and U.S. President Barack Obama drives to a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A television news reporter does a "stand-up" report at the Balsams resort in far northern New Hampshire.
A plane is de-iced, seen from the stairs to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio's press charter.
Members of the media work on press charter plane following U.S. Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders exits to a limousine after speaking at a campaign rally on New Haven Green.
Lucas Jackson: "This man served as a light test to see it it was possible to use this large light fixture as a compositional element when the crowd and candidate were present."
Ola Mae, 72, waits in line to see U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles.
People take a smoking break next to the motorcade of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in New York.
Men dressed up as characters from the Blues Brothers movie look at a photo on a phone before U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in an airplane hanger in Rome, New York.
A photographer lies on the floor to photograph U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
Kraig Moss sings a song about building a wall between Mexico and the USA.
A billboard for U.S. presidential candidate Dr. Willie Wilson is seen in Chicago.
The word "Future" is under the tape, which is a slogan for the Sanders' campaign.
People sit after a U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaign rally in Costa Mesa, California.
Pictures of the faces of U.S. presidential candidates are placed on the bodies of mannequins in a store front window at a shopping centre in West Des Moines.
A worker takes a light meter reading ahead of the election night rally for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Cameras are seen at Reuters photo position on the press riser for a campaign rally for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Indianapolis.
Extension cords are plugged in to feed the media riser at a U.S Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump rally in Rome, New York.
A member of the media waits inside as he is checked by security at an event for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Bethpage, New York.
Reuters photographer Mike Blake (R) chats to a man at a campaign rally for Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump in Costa Mesa, California.
People wait for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to speak at a campaign rally in Sacramento, California.
A woman carries a sign for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in San Jose, California.
Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst edits his pictures from an empty animal arena after a rally by Republican U.S. presidential candidate Trump.
A sound engineer named "Dino" who runs the sound system for many of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's public appearances, stands with a microphone at the ready among fire extinguishers and bags of concrete.
John Goodie (L) accompanies supporter Jerry Emmett before a campaign rally by U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix.
Journalists and onlookers watch live television as FBI Director James Comey speaks about U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while U.S. Secretary of State, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A woman holds a one dollar-bill, altered to show the face of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama.
A chef arranges meat near the podium as a security agent stands onstage before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a press event at Trump International Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida.
A security guard at Brooklyn College looks out at the motorcade of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in New York.
Secret Service agents wait to prepare for the arrival of Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in Erie, Pennsylvania.
A woman clears litter in front of U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's plane, after a campaign rally, in Sacramento, California.
