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 DNC in eight years following 2020’s pandemic-altered convention.

The party is also bidding a bittersweet farewell to President Biden.

Monday night’s headline speech from Biden represents the start of a baton pass to Vice President Kamala Harris.

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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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tears up while standing with Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff as Jill Biden speaks about her husband, President Biden, at the Democratic National Convention.

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Delegates cheer Biden at the Democratic National Convention.

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Biden embraces his daughter, Ashley Biden, as he takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention.

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Protesters at Union Park in Chicago.

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A law enforcement officer redirects the megaphone of a protester who was shouting antiabortion slogans at officers along Michigan Avenue.

Dozens of law enforcement officers on bicycles barricade a section of Michigan Ave. as protestors with the March For Bodies Against Unjust Laws proceeded to Grant Park.

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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.