
Volunteer sign-up, Chicago

Volunteers, Chicago

February, Minneapolis

Backstage, Minneapolis

Lake Michigan

Racine, Wisconsin
Barack Obama, Chicago

Election Day, Wisconsin

Marine Corps Flag, Wisconsin

Election Day, Wisconsin

Election Day, Miami-Dade

Election Day, Miami-Dade

Improvised Volunteer Office, Miami-Dade

Election results, Grant Park Chicago

Grant Park, Chicago

Victory speech, Grant Park, Chicago
On assignment for the Norwegian daily newspaper Dagbladet and the publishing house Gyldendal, I worked alongside journalist Erik Møller Solheim. We chose a gonzo-journalistic approach to cover the election, following the Barack Obama 2008 presidential primary campaign, gaining access to volunteers working for the campaign in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Florida. The final photos in this series were taken at Grant Park in Chicago on election night, when Obama delivered his victory speech.