About

Oliver Contreras is a staff Photographer and Photo Editor at the White House Photo Office in Washington, D.C.

During the past nine years he has worked as an independent photojournalist and as a contractor Photo Editor for The Washington Post as a photojournalist. His work has been focused mainly in political news and stories of particular interest to the Hispanic community. He has been recording the experiences of Latino immigrants in the United States.

His projects has taken him to Central America, the U.S.-Mexican border, the Caribbean, and cities across the United States where he has uncovered immigrants’ sacrifice, determination, and dedication.

Now, for the past 7 years he has been working at the White House daily, covering mainly the President of the United States.

Originally from Chile, he worked as a freelance photojournalist for The Washington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg, SIPA USA, Getty Images, UPI, and also had collaborated with National Geographic, Time Magazine, among others.

 

Oliver has a M.A. in New Media/Photojournalism at the George Washington University-Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, in Washington D.C.

Membership:

  • White House Hard Pass

  • U.S. Senate Press Photographer's Gallery

 

  • White House News Photographers Association - WHNPA

  • White House Correspondents’ Association - WHCA

  • National Press Photographers Association - NPPA

  • Frontline Freelance Register - FFR

 

Oliver@olivercontreras.com

On Instagram

G.L. Jaguar, 33 Musician and Audio Engineer Guitarist and Music Director of @exotiq_intl, former Guitarist of @insta_priests, and Co-founder of @sisterpolygonrecords poses for a photo on the rooftop of his apartment building in Washington, DC. &ldquo
Allyson Goodman, Principal Violist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and the Washington National Opera and her husband Derek Powell, Staff Sergeant, Violinist in the U.S Army Band “Pershing’s Own” pose for a photo outside
Anne Donaldson, 37, a freelance violinist and violin teacher, poses for a photo outside of her house in Mount Pleasant in Washington, DC. on April 26, 2020. "I have had my work/pay cut in half. I used to play regularly with the Baltimore symphon
@justray83 Ray Lamb 36, Musician, server, student and teacher, poses for a photo outside of his apartment building in Eckington in Washington, DC. on April 26, 2020. "How has the Coronavirus impacted you? It's had a really interesting affect on
Chandra Cervantes, a Freelance Musician and her son Augie, 11, pose for a photo outside of their house in Silver Spring, MD on April 28, 2020. “Like so many others my livelihood, my routine, my lifestyle has come to a grinding halt. What was on
How Musicians are Facing the Coronavirus Crisis. — I’ve been working on a personal project with musicians from the DC area on how they have been affected during the pandemic. ____ Pepe Gonzalez, 67, a performing artist/educator, poses for
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras) Pool @sipausa #whitehouse #washingtondc #dc #covid_19 #coronavirus @realdonaldtrump #rosegard
MAY 3, 2020: President Donald Trump holds a Virtual Town Meeting from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras) @sipausa/Pool #whitehouse #washingrondc #dc @realdonaldtrump #potus #lincolnmemorial #politics #foxnews #backsta
President Trump speaks during a Virtual Town Hall form the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC., on May 3, 2020. (Photo by Oliver Contreras) WH Pool #washingtondc #dc #potus #lincolnmemorial @realdonaldtrump
 

         Oliver Contreras is available for assignments worldwide