
New York Times photojournalist Damon Winter won the 2009 Pultizer Prize for feature photography with his coverage of Barack Obama on the campaign trail.
You can view the winning images on the New York Times website.
As we reported in November, you can also view a multimedia production on the New York Times website where Winter talks about his images and coverage of the campaign. Click here.
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