V-J Day in Times Square

ALFRED EISENSTAEDT

   

"Then suddenly, in a flash, I saw something white being grabbed.  I turned around and clicked the moment the sailor kissed the nurse."

-Alfred Eisenstaedt

 I chose this photo because when I saw this photo it instantly grabbed my eye. Out of the other 100 photos this is the one I know the best. I've seen it all my life growing up, so I chose this photo because I've never known the information behind this photo.

When Alfred Eisenstaedt took this photo he was searching for things that were 'in the moment." While on the streets in New York , a sailor grabbed a nurse and kissed her right in front of Eisenstaedt, so he took a picture.

Alfred Eisenstaedt
Born- December 6, 1898
Died- August 23, 1995
Born- Dirschau, Poland
School- Humboldt University of Berlin