2009 Photo Contest, People in the News, 1st prize
Photographer

Callie Shell

Aurora Photos for Time

03 June, 2008

Obama rides in a lift before his victory speech for the Democratic nomination in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In his bid for the US Democratic Party presidential candidacy Senator Barack Obama broke all fundraising records, largely by harnessing support from smaller donors via the internet. Obama clinched the Democratic nomination in June, and was elected 44th President of the US on November 4, the first African American to hold the post.

About the photographer

Callie Shell

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