1/15 'President-elect Barack Obama was about to walk out to take the oath of office. Backstage at the U.S. Capitol, he took one last look at his appearance in the mirror'

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2/15 President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance while the band Earth, Wind and Fire performs at the Governors Ball in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 22, 2009.

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3/15 President Barack Obama runs down the East Colonnade with family dog, Bo, on the dog's initial visit to the White House, March 15, 2009. Bo came back to live at the White House in April.

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4/15 'President Obama had called on the two former Presidents to help. During their public remarks in the Rose Garden, President Clinton had said about President Bush, "I've already figured out how I can get him to do some things that he didn't sign on for." Later, back in the Oval, President Bush is jokingly asking President Clinton what were those things he had in mind'

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5/15 President Barack Obama jokingly puts his toe on the scale as Trip Director Marvin Nicholson, unaware to the President's action, weighs himself as the presidential entourage passed through the volleyball locker room at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, Aug. 9, 2010.

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6/15 'At the President's insistence, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes brought his daughter Ella by for a visit. As she was crawling around the Oval Office, the President got down on his hands and knees to look her in the eye'

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7/15 "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."

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8/15 Comedian Jerry Seinfeld knocks on the Oval Office window to begin a segment for his series, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

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9/15 'For Presidential trips, I usually have another White House photographer accompany me so he or she can preset 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'

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10/15 President Barack Obama (center) meets in the Situation Room with his national security advisors to discuss strategy in Syria of the White House August 31, 2013 in Washington, DC

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11/15 'The President hugs the First Lady after she had introduced him at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa.

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12/15 The President carries the twin boys of Katie Beirne Fallon, Director of Legislative Affairs, into the Oval Office just a few months after they were born.

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13/15 'The President acquiesced to a selfie with 11-year-old Jacob Haynes and four-year-old James Haynes after taking a family photograph with departing White House staffer Heather Foster'

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14/15 Obama pretends to be caught in Spider-Man's web as he greets Nicholas Tamarin, 3, just outside the Oval Office. Spider-Man had been trick-or-treating for an early Halloween with his father, White House aide Nate Tamarin.

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15/15 "The First Lady snuggled against the President during a video taping for the 2015 World Expo in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House."

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Looking back: White House official photographer's favourite shots of Barack Obama

Priyata Brajabasi @CatchNews | Updated on: 12 November 2016, 14:46 IST

It\'s happening. Barack Obama is leaving the building.

With a farewell speech as memorable as the first he delivered, Obama urged the people of America to take the baton. Obama\'s optimistic slogan \'Yes We Can\' was altered to fit in a new reality -- \'Yes We Did\'.

After two tenures, the 44th President of the United States will serve his last day in office on 20 January, 2017, passing on the reins to President-elect Donald Trump.

While the world is still in shock over Trump\'s win, it seems even more disconcerting that he is taking over from Barack Obama, a man that the world quickly fell in love with. His heartfelt speeches, infectious smile, perfect family and ability to connect with people, especially at times of crisis, make him one of the most beloved presidents of America.

Obama, America\'s uber cool president for the social media age, has had a rollercoaster eight years in the Oval Office. From conducting the operation that killed the world\'s most-wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden, to finally passing his signature healthcare reform ObamaCare, to the contentious Iran deal and rebuilding relations with Cuba, Obama\'s time in office has been historic.

Some of these historic, as well as those not so historic, moments were captured by the White House\'s official photographer Pete Souza. Souza has clicked almost 2 million photographers of the president in the last eight years.

From his serious expression during the Osama bin Laden strike to his jovial demeanour around children and his intimate moments with wife Michelle and daughters, Malia and Sasha, here are Pete Souza\'s favourite images, something to remember the White House favourites by.

To check out more of Pete Souza\'s favourite images, click here.

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Priyata Brajabasi @PriyataB

Priyata thinks in words and delivers in pictures. The marriage of the two, she believes, is of utmost importance. Priyata joined the Catch team after working at Barcroft Media as a picture desk editor. Prior to that she was on the Output Desk of NDTV 24X7. At work Priyata is all about the news. Outside of it, she can't stay far enough. She immerses herself in stories through films, books and television shows. Oh, and she can eat. Like really.