I think the value of whatever you decide to do will be correlated to the effort you put in. Dumping a bunch of photos online, whether it be Flickr, Instagram, or another photo sharing site probably won't generate as much attention or be as fulfilling as a well thought out, but ultimately more time consuming, venture.
Off the top of my head, I would imagine a story or narrative combined with the images may be the most obvious use. A year on the road with a politician is probably plenty of material for something like that. My take is that I don't think photos alone of a politician at work is enticing enough. It might have worked for a more exciting individual or profession (athlete, film director, etc.) but I have no idea of the photo content.
If I use the LCD back screen I would have noticed. But I usually don't and so there was no warning.