Up close: The many faces of President Aquino

MANILA, Philippines – In the silence of his room, he pored over documents. With his nephew Josh, he played the fun and loving uncle. In crisis situations, he walked in the trenches with his team.

Gil Nartea, the official photographer of President Benigno Aquino III, shared with Rappler these photos that capture the leader and commander-in-chief in key moments throughout his 6-year term.

Behind the scenes, Nartea would catch Aquino combing whatever is left of his hair, biking with friends in the Palace grounds, walking without security aides, working late into the night in a tent in Bohol, chatting with wounded soldiers in Zamboanga.

In these photos, see Aquino through the years.

RAINY DAY. With an arm around his aide, Assistant Secretary Jun Delantar, President Aquino walks in the rain en route to the Premier Guest House in the Palace grouns on July 23, 2010

TRAGEDY. Checking the scene after the Luneta hostage crisis on August 24, 2010

DOWNTIME. With nephew Josh inside the Malago House on April 29, 2012

BEHIND THE LENS. Acting as a photographer inside the Bureau of Corrections in Muntinlupa on January 27, 2012

SOLIDARITY. In a meeting with Cabinet officials in a tent in Loon, Bohol, on October 23, 2013. They spend the night in a tent to show solidarity with victims of the magnitude 7.2 quake that struck the province and parts of Central Visayas a week earlier.

ZAMBOANGA SIEGE. A rare photo of the President in shorts and rubber slippers. They are briefed on the latest situation in the Zamboanga siege at the Edwin Andrews Air Base on September 15, 2013. He spends 11 days in the camp to personally oversee operations.