Democrats from across the country convened in Chicago to officially crown Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee.
The party’s energetic embrace of Harris’ candidacy coincides with the first in-person Democratic National Convention in eight years following 2020’s pandemic-altered convention.
The party is also bidding a bittersweet farewell to President Biden.
Photojournalists Robert Gauthier and Myung J. Chun are on the ground in Chicago to bring behind-the-scenes visuals and candid moments.
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Vice President Kamala Harris on stage with family members at the Democratic National Convention.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom joins the state’s delegation on the final day of the Democratic National Convention.
Delegates cheer Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention.
A Kamala Harris poster appears on a bridge in Chicago across from a Trump hotel in Chicago.
John Legend, left, and Ari O’Neal perform during the Democratic National Convention.
Clockwise from top left: Oprah Winfrey; former President Clinton; an emotional Gus Walz, weeping as his father, Gov. Tim Walz, delivers his nomination-acceptance speech; and former California Gov. Gray Davis on Day 3 of the DNC.
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Former President Obama points to his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama, after she introduced him at the Democratic National Convention.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom casts votes for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the Democratic National Convention.
Harpreet S. Sandhu, delegate from Richmond, Calif., shows off his swag on the lapel of his jacket on day 3 of the Democratic National Convention.
A Georgia delegate leaves the arena at the conclusion of Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention.
A woman wears a dress with faces of women leaders on it on day 3 of the Democratic National Convention.
President Biden speaks at the Democratic National Convention.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tears up while standing with Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff as First Lady Jill Biden speaks about her husband, President Biden, at the Democratic National Convention.
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Wisconsin Delegates light up before the start of the the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.
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Delegates cheer Biden at the Democratic National Convention.
Biden embraces his daughter, Ashley Biden, as he takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention.
Protesters at Union Park in Chicago.
A law enforcement officer redirects the megaphone of a protester who was shouting antiabortion slogans at officers along Michigan Avenue.
Law enforcement officers on bicycles barricade a section of Michigan Avenue as protesters with the March For Bodies Against Unjust Laws proceeds to Grant Park.
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