Extract from ABC News
Updated
For eight years, the photographers of the White House
have been diligently documenting Barack Obama's presidency — the major
historic events as well as the intimate behind-the-scenes moments.
Look
back at some of our favourites, with observations from chief official
White House photographer Pete Souza. Help us pick the best ones — which photo is your favourite?
Photo: Barack and Michelle Obama share an intimate moment on their way to the Inaugural Ball in 2009. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"It was quite chilly, so the President removed his tuxedo jacket and put it over the shoulders of his wife.
"Then they had a semi-private moment as staff members and Secret Service agents tried not to look."
Photo: The President is given an "overwhelming reception" by troops in Baghdad. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: This young boy checks to see if his haircut feels the same as the President's. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"A temporary White House staffer, Carlton Philadelphia, brought his family to the Oval Office for a farewell photo with President Obama.
"Carlton's son softly told the President he had just gotten a haircut like President Obama, and asked if he could feel the President's head to see if it felt the same as his."
"The Obama family was introduced to a prospective family dog at a secret greet on a Sunday."
"After spending about an hour with him, the family decided he was the one."
Photo: The President boards Air Force One at Miami International Airport. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"We were walking through a locker room at the University of Texas when White House trip director Marvin Nicholson stopped to weigh himself on a scale.
"Unbeknownst to him, the President was stepping on the back of the scale ... Everyone but Marvin was in on the joke."
Photo: President Barack Obama addresses the audience during rainfall at a Memorial Day event in Chicago. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"When the lightning began, the Secret Service told the President it was too dangerous to proceed.
"He took the stage by himself and informed the audience his speech was cancelled and that for everyone's safety, they should return to their busses.
"Later, he boarded a few of the busses to thank them for attending and apologised for not being able to speak."
"I was trying to capture patrons snapping photos of each other with the President when this guy did what wise-guys do."
Photo: Mr Obama with daughter Sasha's basketball teammates during a game. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"The two coaches for Sasha's basketball team couldn't make it to one of her games, so the President and his then personal aide, Reggie Love, filled in as coaches for this game one Saturday."
"The Obama family was scheduled to tour the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio before dinner one night. But when heavy fog rolled in, they cancelled the visit.
"After dinner, the fog had dissipated somewhat ... It was quite clear when they arrived and then the fog started to roll back in."
Photo: The President and his national security team monitor in real time the mission against Osama bin Laden. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"The majority of the time, the President convenes meetings in the large conference room with assigned seats.
"But to monitor this mission, the group moved into the much smaller conference room...With so few chairs, others just stood at the back of the room."
Photo: Mr Obama celebrating the new year with a swim at Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: Mr Obama hugs a three-year-old Arianna Holmes before taking a departure photo with members of her family. (Supplied: White House/Lawrence Jackson)
Photo: Mr Obama takes a moment before speaking at the Henry Ford Museum in Michigan. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"Before I knew what was happening he walked onto the famed Rosa Parks bus.
"He sat in one of the seats, looking out the window for only a few seconds."
Photo: Mr Obama smiles at The First Lady during the wedding of a White House staffer's daughter. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: The President and Vice President share a laugh before a campaign rally. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: Mr Obama with a boy who didn't seem to be having as much fun as others during the Father's Day ice cream social in the White House. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"The President called me over to pose for a photo with a young boy who had fallen asleep."
Photo: Mr Obama jokes with former presidents Carter, Clinton and Bush while backstage during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: The President carries a birthday cake to surprise Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, while joined by his daughter, in his West Wing office. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: Mr Obama gets close to Ford employees after a speech at the plant. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"A Ford truck was stationed near the podium while the President delivered remarks on the economy at a Ford Stamping Plant.
"After the speech, I positioned myself near the truck guessing the President might lean over the hood of the truck to shake hands with Ford employees.
"Instead he opened the passenger door and slid over to the driver's seat so he could get even closer to the employees."
Photo: This young boy face-plants himself onto the sofa in the Oval Office as the President greets his parents — a departing United States Secret Service agent and his wife. (Supplied: White House/Lawrence Jackson)
Photo: Mr Obama with a furry friend backstage prior to the G20 Welcome to Country Ceremony at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: The President jokes around with Akira Cooper during a visit to the Community Children's Centre in Kansas. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: The First Family takes part in commemorations of the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday by marching in Selma. (Supplied: White House/Lawrence Jackson)
"For Presidential trips, I usually have another White House photographer accompany me so he or she can present with the press and obtain angles that I can't, as I usually stay close to the President.
"Lawrence Jackson made this iconic image from the camera truck as the First Family joined others in beginning the walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge."
Photo: The President and First Lady hold hands while listening to the remarks of John Lewis at the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"I was moving around trying to capture different scenes away from the stage during the event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches.
"When I glanced back towards the stage, I noticed the President and First Lady holding hands as they listened to the remarks of Rep John Lewis.
"I managed to squeeze off a couple of frames before they began to applaud, and the moment was gone."
Photo: Mr Obama carries the twin boys of Katie Beirne Fallon, Director of Legislative Affairs, into the Oval Office just a few months after they were born. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: President Barack Obama waves from Air Force One prior to his departure Jamaica. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: The First Family attend the State Dinner in honour of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"What an honour to watch these girls grow up.
"Malia and Sasha were both invited guests for the State Dinner in honour of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mrs Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau.
"Following the actual sit-down dinner in the East Room, they made their way down the Great Hall to the State Dining Room for the musical entertainment."
"It just happened spontaneously one afternoon as the President began dancing in the Outer Oval with Personal Aide Ferial Govashiri.
"As I recall, he was helping her practice for her upcoming wedding."
Photo: Mr Obama blows out the candles of some surprise birthday cupcakes from the Vice President, while some staff watch in the background. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
Photo: President Barack Obama jokes around with the son of a White House staffer at Halloween. (Supplied: White House/Pete Souza)
"The President was about to welcome local children for Halloween trick-or-treating when he ran into Superman Walker Earnest, son of Press Secretary Josh Earnest, in the ground floor corridor of the White House.
"'Flex those muscles,' he said to Walker."
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