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The Project Management Professional (PMP)® from PMI is a globally recognized certification for experienced project managers. For those newer to the field, PMI's Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is a common starting point. Other notable certifications include those focused on agile methodologies, such as the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®, and program management certifications like the Program Management Professional (PgMP)®. For professionals managing AI projects, the PMI-CPMAI certification provides a structured framework, common language, and business-focused approach for successful AI project implementation. #### How does PMI support career growth for professionals? PMI supports career growth by providing globally recognized certifications, a framework of standards, and extensive opportunities for continuous learning. Members gain access to a global community for networking, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. The organization also produces research and thought leadership on emerging trends, helping professionals stay current with skills in areas like AI, agile practices, and strategic business management. These resources are designed to help professionals at all levels enhance their skills and advance their careers. #### What is the PMBOK® Guide? The PMBOK® Guide, or A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, is PMI’s foundational guide to generally accepted project management knowledge and practice. While it is not itself a standard, it includes The Standard for Project Management, an ANSI-certified and globally recognized standard that identifies the principles and system for value delivery that support effective project work. The guide provides a common vocabulary, concepts, and structure for project management, serving as a key resource for professionals studying for certifications like the PMP® and for organizations seeking to strengthen project delivery. #### How is AI changing project management? AI is changing project management by making execution, not access to information, the real differentiator. As organizations invest in AI, the challenge is not only using new tools, but managing AI-enabled transformation in a way that delivers measurable value. Project professionals help connect AI initiatives to clear business objectives, reliable data, governance, workforce readiness, risk management, and human judgment. 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Here is the best of the 100,000 images TIME examined. ### Artist: Anne Savage  Made of faces from Obama rallies, Savage calls this mosaic Out of Many, We are One. It is pieced together from the faces of 5,700 people who attended the rallies she covered. To visit Savage's Flickr page, click here. Made of faces from Obama rallies, Savage calls this mosaic Out of Many, We are One. It is pieced together from the faces of 5,700 people who attended the rallies she covered. To visit Savage's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Rafael Lopez  Photographer: Adam SnowThe artist painted this poster, entitled Nuestra Voz ("Our Voice") in the hope that it would inspire fellow Latinos. To visit Lopez's Flickr page, click here. Photographer: Adam SnowThe artist painted this poster, entitled Nuestra Voz ("Our Voice") in the hope that it would inspire fellow Latinos. To visit Lopez's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Rob Greenleaf  A pair of custom Keds featuring the President-elect was made by Stencil Crew.To visit this image on the web, click here. A pair of custom Keds featuring the President-elect was made by Stencil Crew.To visit this image on the web, click here. ### Artist: David Choe  Photographer: Mark Vancleave This poster, by Brooklyn artist Choe, was spotted on a wall behind a building in Downtown Minneapolis' Warehouse District.To visit Vancleave's Flickr page, click here. Photographer: Mark Vancleave This poster, by Brooklyn artist Choe, was spotted on a wall behind a building in Downtown Minneapolis' Warehouse District.To visit Vancleave's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Vince Briggeman  The "Captains" of the Bamabus, above, drove this 1986 Volkswagen across America in the final 31 days of the election. To visit Briggeman's Flickr page, click here.To learn more about the Bamabus, click here. The "Captains" of the Bamabus, above, drove this 1986 Volkswagen across America in the final 31 days of the election. To visit Briggeman's Flickr page, click here.To learn more about the Bamabus, click here. ### Artist: Charis Tsevis  The artist has titled this mosaic, constructed of state flags, Barack Obama: An American Portrait.To visit Tsevis' Flickr page, click here. The artist has titled this mosaic, constructed of state flags, Barack Obama: An American Portrait.To visit Tsevis' Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Travis Petershagen  This photo was taken on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, when Obama spoke at Denver's Invesco Field. To visit Petershagen's Flickr page, click here. This photo was taken on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, when Obama spoke at Denver's Invesco Field. To visit Petershagen's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Benson Hendrix  A resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, erected this decoration on Halloween.To visit Hendrix's Flickr page, click here. A resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, erected this decoration on Halloween.To visit Hendrix's Flickr page, click here. ### 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. 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 feeling ### Photographer: Lisa Butterworth  Butterworth did henna body art as part of a fundraiser for Obama in Brooklyn, New York that raised $6,000.To visit Hadley's Flickr page, click here. Butterworth did henna body art as part of a fundraiser for Obama in Brooklyn, New York that raised $6,000.To visit Hadley's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Dan Hontz  These murals were spotted on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles.To visit Hontz's Flickr page, click here. These murals were spotted on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles.To visit Hontz's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Erica J. Baker  This mural was spotted in Bushwick, Brooklyn. To visit Baker's Flickr page, click here. This mural was spotted in Bushwick, Brooklyn. To visit Baker's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Andy Magee  This portrait of the President-elect, entitled Change, is crafted from circulated coins, all of them arrayed with the presidential side face up. To see more of Magee's work, click here. This portrait of the President-elect, entitled Change, is crafted from circulated coins, all of them arrayed with the presidential side face up. To see more of Magee's work, click here. ### Artist: Zoltron  Photographer: Rory Quinn The artist produced a limited edition of this movie-themed print. To see more of Zoltron's work, click here.To see Quinn's Flickr page, click here. Photographer: Rory Quinn The artist produced a limited edition of this movie-themed print. To see more of Zoltron's work, click here.To see Quinn's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Greg Khezrnejat  These paintings of Obama were made by the daughter of this store in Japan. To visit Khezrnejat's Flickr page, click here. These paintings of Obama were made by the daughter of this store in Japan. To visit Khezrnejat's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Stephen B. Whatley  The artist writes that this oil painting was "inspired by a kaleidoscope of recent photographs."To visit Whatley's Flickr page, click here. The artist writes that this oil painting was "inspired by a kaleidoscope of recent photographs."To visit Whatley's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Unknown  Photographer: Tony Fischer This painting stood in an Obama campaign office in Portland, Oregon. To visit Fischer's Flickr page, click here. Photographer: Tony Fischer This painting stood in an Obama campaign office in Portland, Oregon. To visit Fischer's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Zilly Rosen  Photographer: Shasti O'Leary Artist Rosen constructed this portrait of Obama from 1,216 cupcakes. After the photo was taken, the cakes were distributed to Obama volunteers in Buffalo, New York. To visit Rosen's Flickr page, click here. Photographer: Shasti O'Leary Artist Rosen constructed this portrait of Obama from 1,216 cupcakes. After the photo was taken, the cakes were distributed to Obama volunteers in Buffalo, New York. To visit Rosen's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Lauren Poor  This photo was taken on Obama's last rally in Manassas, Virginia. Obama had just lost his grandmother. Says Poor, "Everyone stuck their hands up to get a picture just as Obama appeared and then, in silence, listened to him talk movingly, however tired and depressed he might have been. I remember feeling as if everyone there was united."To visit Poor's Flickr page, click here. This photo was taken on Obama's last rally in Manassas, Virginia. Obama had just lost his grandmother. Says Poor, "Everyone stuck their hands up to get a picture just as Obama appeared and then, in silence, listened to him talk movingly, however tired an ### Artist: David Rencher  The artist has used newspaper and magazine pages to construct this remarkable mosaic. To visit Rencher's Flickr page, click here. The artist has used newspaper and magazine pages to construct this remarkable mosaic. To visit Rencher's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Billi Kid  This piece is assembled from the many Obama stickers that the artist has gathered through fellow sticker artists in the Flickr community. To visit Kid's Flickr page, click here. This piece is assembled from the many Obama stickers that the artist has gathered through fellow sticker artists in the Flickr community. To visit Kid's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Gregg Chadwick  The artist has titled this oil on linen painting, A New Day — Barack Obama.To visit Chadwick's Flickr page, click here. The artist has titled this oil on linen painting, A New Day — Barack Obama.To visit Chadwick's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Marco Pece  The Italian artist produces artworks made from Lego. To visit Pece's Flickr page, click here. The Italian artist produces artworks made from Lego. To visit Pece's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Cassidy  Photographer: Shari B. Ellis The children of campaign volunteers at this Obama office in Los Angeles made drawings to decorate the walls. To visit Ellis' Flickr page, click here. Photographer: Shari B. Ellis The children of campaign volunteers at this Obama office in Los Angeles made drawings to decorate the walls. To visit Ellis' Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Ben Kimball  This photo was taken on the day before the general election. Photographer Kimball says he wanted "to distill exactly what I was feeling before the election." To visit Kimball's Flickr page, click here. This photo was taken on the day before the general election. Photographer Kimball says he wanted "to distill exactly what I was feeling before the election." To visit Kimball's Flickr page, click here. ### Artist: Michael Murphy  Artist Murphy crafted this sculpture from 1000 feet of high tension wire. To visit Murphy's Flickr page, click here. Artist Murphy crafted this sculpture from 1000 feet of high tension wire. To visit Murphy's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Melvin Heng  The photographer made this shot in London's underground. To visit Heng's Flickr page, click here. The photographer made this shot in London's underground. To visit Heng's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Jenny Murray  In October, 32-year-old Murray trudged into the muddy banks of the Huron River to take this shot of a graffitied railroad bridge near Ann Arbor, Michigan. To visit Murray's Flickr page, click here. In October, 32-year-old Murray trudged into the muddy banks of the Huron River to take this shot of a graffitied railroad bridge near Ann Arbor, Michigan. To visit Murray's Flickr page, click here. ### Photographer: Sheri Heller  The photographer spotted this poster in the Barrio Libre in Old Tucson, Arizona.To visit Heller's Flickr page, click here. The photographer spotted this poster in the Barrio Libre in Old Tucson, Arizona.To visit Heller's Flickr page, click here. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7053796/barack-obama-on-flickr/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7053796/barack-obama-on-flickr/"},"headline":"Barack Obama on Flickr","datePublished":"2008-12-16T05:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T10:45:22.774Z","description":"The historic 2008 election inspired thousands of people around the world to post their Obama-themed photography and art on the image-sharing site Flickr. 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