>> ERIC: FOR 30 YEARS, MANY OF THE MOST MEMORABLE IMAGES IN MINNESOTA POLITICS CAME FROM THE "STAR TRIBUNE'S" AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER.

GLEN STUBBE IS NOW OFFICIALLY RETIRED.

MARY LAHAMMER BRINGS US THE STORY BEHIND SOME FAVORITE PHOTOS.

>> Mary: IS THERE A BETTER LOCATION TO SHOOT THAN THE MINNESOTA STATE CAPITOL?

>> THERE IS JUST SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT THIS BUILDING.

WHEN I PHOTOGRAPH HERE, I LOOK AROUND, AND I THANK CASS GILBERT.

THIS BUILDING IS A FEAST THAT WILL NEVER END BECAUSE IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.

I HAD PUT A FISH EYE LENS DOWN THERE AND I SAW IT AND IT JUST MADE MY HEART HAPPY BECAUSE WATCHING THOSE KIDS COME IN, I JUST LOVE IT.

>> Mary: LET'S ALSO TALK ABOUT THE DARK AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS BUILDING AT NIGHT.

>> YES, I HAD WATCHED THE QUADRIGA BE REMODELED AND PIECED OF IT COME OFF AND GO OCTOBER I HAD WATCHED THE ELECT LO HEAR COME OWN AND BE CLEANED.

>> Mary: STATE SENATOR, CONGRESSWOMAN, AND THEN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MICHELLE BACHMANN REALLY CAME ONTO THE SCENE.

VISUALS.EALLY UNDERSTOOD- THE FOCUS IS DELIBERATELY ON HER HAND AND ON HER JEWELRY.

AND JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE 2345EU8S.

>> Mary: NEXT IMAGE, THE SHOVEL.

THIS HAS NOT DISAPPEARED ROM OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS.

DID YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAD AT THE TIME?

>> WHEN I SAW THE PICTURE, I WAS JUST LIKE STUNNED.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE, CAN I USE THAT?

SHOULD I USE THAT?

SHOWED MY EDITORS AND THEY SAID, YES.

I HEARD LATER FROM STAFF MEMBERS THAT THEY HAD MEETING AFTER MEETING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOESN'T EVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

I HAD A REALLY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNOR DAYTON.

HIS STAFF WERE SO GRACIOUS WITH ME AND FOR EARS EVERY TIME HE SAW ME, HE WAS LIKE, OH, I SHOULD GET MY SHOVEL AND HARD HAT.

STUBBE'S HERE.

>> Mary: STATE OF THE STATE, IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE PUBLIC, AND IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE SCARY WHEN HE WENT DOWN.

>> I WAS SO SCARED FOR HIM.

YOU INSTANTLY TAKE HE PICTURES.

OUR TRAINING MEANS -- AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THOSE PICTURES AFTERWARDS.

I THOUGHT, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S DEAD OR ALIVE.

IT JUST GOT REALLY SILENT AND EARLY SILENT.

AND I QUICK TURNED AROUND, LOOKED UP, PUSHED THE BUTTON.

GOES BLESS AUTO FOCUS.

>> Mary: THE MOST.

MOST DOMINANT FIGURE, DONALD TRUMP, HOW YOU GET A UNIQUE IMAGE.

>> HE HAD BEEN ELECTED PRESIDENT AND HE'D CAME TO DULUTH.

SO I HOTOGRAPHED HIM A COUPLE TIMES.

BUT THERE WAS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT HIM STANDING THERE TO THE ADORATION OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THAT ARENA.

AND CHEERING, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN I POSTED ON TWITTER THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN FAKED IN SOME WAY.

THIS IS WHERE HAVING FRIENDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM WOULD HELP.

OTHER PEOPLE WOULD JUMP IN AND MONITOR THEM AND PULL THEM IN AND SAID, THIS IS STUBBE.

HE'S A GOOD GUY.

>> Mary: YET ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FOR MINNESOTA AND HERE OUR WEATHER DELIVERED.

>> AMY KLOBUCHAR IN HER SNOW GLOBE.

THAT WAS ANOTHER MAGICAL DAY.

THE FACT THAT MY CAMERAS KEPT WORKING WAS A MIRACLE.

AND SHE JUST LIVED THE MINNESOTA DREAM AND LET THE SNOW FALL.

AND ALSO BECAUSE I HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH HER STAFF, I THINK I WAS THE ONLY PHOTOGRAPHER WHO WAS BEHIND HER.

EVERYBODY ELSE WAS IN THE FRONT.

>> Mary: SO HOW MUCH DOES IT MATTER TO HAVE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AND TRY AND GET THE DIFFERENT SHOTS?

>> ACCESS FOR A POLITICAL PARAGRAPHER IS EVERYTHING.

PEOPLE TRUSTING ME TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE THEY MIGHT BE VULNERABLE MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.

AND IF I CAN DELIVER, THEN I WALK AWAY HAPPY.

>> Mary: THIS ONE IS PROBABLY THE MOST EMOTIONAL PRESS ONFERENCE I THINK I'VE EVER WITNESSED HERE IN DECADES.

>> SENATOR THOMAS YOAN, WHAT A GREAT GUY.

>> Mary: AND THAT MOMENT, THAT TEAR AND THE SON.

I MEAN, IT WAS THE MOMENT, WASN'T IT?

>> YEAH, PHOTOGRAPHERS NEVER GOT DAYS OFF FROM THE PANDEMIC.

TO ME, THIS IS WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST STATE OF THE STATE SPEECH IN A HOUSE CHAMBER ITH PEOPLE.

I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

I NEEDED TO SHOW THOSE PEOPLE.

YOU CAN PHOTOGRAPH THE GOVERNOR SPEAKING AND IT WOULD BE A PERFECTLY RESPECTABLE PICTURE, BUT THE NEWS TO ME WAS HEY, EVERYBODY'S BACK.

I TRIGGERED IT REMOTELY FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM.

>> Mary: THIS ONE IS ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES BECAUSE WE KNOW THE BEGINNING AND THE END OF THIS STORY.

WE WERE THERE FOR THE WHOLE ARC.

WHAT DOES THAT PHOTO SAY TO YOU?

>> IT MEANT A LOT TO ME BECAUSE I HAD PHOTOGRAPHED JESSE VENTURA BEFORE.

AND HIS WIFE WAS SO PRIVATE AND DIDN'T LIKE TO TALK A LOT BUT WE HAD TOLD THE STORY A COUPLE TIMES THAT CANNABIS HELPED TERRY'S SEIZURES SO TO SEE THE CANNABIS BILL PASS, TERRY WAS WAY OFF THE SIDE AND HE JUST WALKED OVER BY HER.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT LIKE SIX MONTHS AND I THOUGHT I'LL HAVE THIS NICE COAST, AND THEN TIM WALZ BECAME, LIKE, THIS INSTANT CELEBRITY, YOU KNOW, COACH WALZ.

I KNOW HE LOVES TO TOUCH PEOPLE AND I KNOW WHEN HE COMES OUT, HE MIGHT MIX IT UP WITH PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT.

>> Mary: NOW THE TIME TO LEAVE?

>> I'VE GOT MY HEALTH.

MY WIFE HAS HER HEALTH.

WE WANT TO TRAVEL.

>> Mary: PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF MEDIA SAY POLITICS IS BORING.

[ Laughter ] POLITICS IS SO FAR FROM BORING.

BUT HOW DO YOU REPRESENT THAT IN STILL IMAGES EVERY DAY?

>> TO ME, BEING ABLE TO FREEZE THAT MOMENT IN TIME, TO LET