Barack Obama on Flickr

Photographer: Jackie Hadley
The photographer writes, "The picture is a self portrait. It was taken on November 5. This was the first election I was ever able to vote in and I was so proud and excited to see President Elect Obama win the election I wanted to capture my exact feelings. The sun rays through my fingers represents the ray of hope Barack Obama brings to me, my family, The United States of America and the world."
To visit Hadley's Flickr page, click here.

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