WASHINGTON -- We're getting an inside look at the final year of the Obama presidency.[br /][br /]Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza has just released his top images from 2016.[br /]
[br /]Souza has been in the White House with President Obama since day one. You can read more about each photo in [url HREF="[br /]https://medium.com/the-white-house/behind-the-lens-2016-year-in-photographs-9e2c8733bbb3#.2ucnivl6c" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"]Souza's post on medium.com[/url].[br /][br /]ABC 7 Chicago profiled Souza, who previously worked for the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, in 2012. You can watch the full report below.[br /][br /][post ID="709468" /][br /][br /]"The first few days in the White House he really didn't know his way around. So he was always asking me, 'where is the Cabinet Room? How do I get to the Situation Room?'" Souza told ABC 7 in 2012.[br /][br /]The official White House photographer also captures the president's private moments - from family to frustration, fun to fantasy.[br /][br /]"He goes through a lot of emotions that people maybe don't see," Souza said in 2012. "He gets mad, I see him get mad. He laughs and I see him laugh. He even sings every once in awhile, which the public finally got to see."[br /]