Clinton begins her speech.

Photographer: Jonno Rattman for Bloomberg Businessweek

The Democratic Convention You Don’t See

Behind the scenes at the DNC.

Photo Essay by Josh Eidelson & Jonno Rattman| July 26, 2016

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Hillary Clinton took the stage Thursday to accept the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party. Rather than lingering on the historic moment, she pushed voters to look toward November. “American is once again at a moment of reckoning,” Clinton told the crowd at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. “Our country’s motto is e pluribus unum, out of many, we are one. Will we stay true to that motto?”

Clinton’s speech capped a convention marked by raw and robust shows of dissent by fans of her primary opponent Bernie Sanders. Party leaders voiced confidence that Democrats left more unified than they arrived, thanks in part to their common desire to defeat Donald Trump. “He has really brought communities together to get out and vote against him and for Hillary Clinton,” California State Senate leader Kevin de León said Thursday.

Photographer Jonno Rattman spent the week in Philadelphia capturing the convention moments you don’t see on TV. Here’s some of what he saw.

Day Four

Delegates and volunteers fill the convention hall on the final night.

Illinois delegates watch speeches from the convention floor.

California delegates on the convention floor.

After the balloon drop on the final night of the convention.

Clinton with her running mate, Tim Kaine.

Delegates wave placards during Clinton’s speech.

Hillary and Bill Clinton on the screens above the stage.

Day Three

Hillary Clinton and President Obama embrace moments after the president’s prime-time address on Wednesday.

A volunteer leans over her copy of the *Philadelphia Inquirer*.

A cardboard cutout of Clinton at the Hilton Penn's Landing in Philadelphia.

Chelsea Clinton after delivering remarks at a Human Rights Campaign event.

Delegates cheer during Tim Kaine’s speech accepting the vice-presidential nomination.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on the convention floor.

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York on the convention floor.

South Carolina State Representatives Gilda Cobb Hunter and Harold Mitchell, Jr., with other members of the delegation.

Members of the Arkansas delegation cheer during Kaine’s speech.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder in the convention hall.

Members of the Illinois delegation cheer during Vice President Joe Biden’s speech.

Biden takes the stage in the convention hall.

Kaine gestures to the crowd after finishing his speech accepting the vice-presidential nomination.

Obama delivers his speech to the convention.

Deshawnda Williams and Anthony Bellmon, both of Philadelphia, moments after Obama finished speaking.

Members of the Arkansas delegation cheer during Obama's speech.

Former President Bill Clinton claps during Kaine’s acceptance speech.

Hillary Clinton takes the stage with Obama after his speech endorsing her.

Day Two

Senator Bernie Sanders moves to nominate Hillary Clinton for the presidency by unanimous acclamation on July 26. His home state of Vermont was the last to report its delegate totals in the state-by-state roll call, a symbolic gesture aimed at unifying the Democratic Party.

Delegates stand for the national anthem.

Senator Sanders exits a breakfast with reporters.

Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta answers questions from reporters following a breakfast event.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), California Governor Jerry Brown, and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) chat moments before announcing California's delegate totals during the roll call.

Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) announces the state's delegate totals: 19 for Sanders, 15 for Clinton.

Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Andy McGuire prepares to announce her state’s delegate totals.

South Carolina delegates during the roll call.

Delegates listen to former President Bill Clinton’s keynote speech.

Bill Clinton steps back from the podium after his speech.

Members of the California delegation stand for the pledge of allegiance.

Sanders delegates protest outside a media tent next to the convention hall.

Delegates conduct a sit-in protest at one of the on-site media tents following Bernie Sanders’ concession to Hillary Clinton.

Delegates celebrate after Hillary Clinton formally seals the nomination.

Day One

Elected officials from New York State gathered on a ramp leading to the main convention stage.

Secret Service agents assemble at the curtain separating the main convention floor from the backstage area.

Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook answers questions from the press about the leak of Democratic National Committee e-mails.

The Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks to an interviewer in the convention hall on Sunday night, hours before the convention would open, as Paul Simon rehearses his opening night performance.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gets wired with a microphone before a Monday breakfast appearance.

Representative Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), one of the longest-serving members of Congress, greets supporters. He will retire at the end of the current Congressional session.

Joel Bradshaw of New York lofts an upside-down flag at a protest outside Philadelphia’s City Hall.

A mobile billboard near City Hall displays anti-Clinton messages.

A protester holds a sign echoing Occupy Wall Street sentiment outside City Hall.

Fox News’ Jesse Watters interviews a Sanders supporter—with a life-size cutout of the Vermont senator—outside City Hall.

A Sanders supporter holds a rose during the protest outside City Hall.

Sue Kirby of Massachusetts carries a papier mâché model of Sanders at the protest march.

Delegates from New York during the convention’s opening.

Michelle Obama speaks on the convention’s opening night.

A delegate wears a “Feel the Bern” jacket on the convention floor.