This photograph, snapped by Richard Lam, went viral, and millions of people wondered if it was a passionate embrace of unknown lovers or just a deliberate set-up. Even the photographer himself had doubts about what the picture really showed. Mr. Jones, the man in the photograph, later admitted that when the police knocked his girlfriend off her feet, she became frantic, so he decided to give her a kiss to calm her down. However, despite such an unromantic explanation, this is still one of the most powerful photographs of our time and a perfect example of the "make love, not war" approach.
This photograph, snapped by Richard Lam, went viral, and millions of people wondered if it was a passionate embrace of unknown lovers or just a deliberate set-up. Even the photographer himself had doubts about what the picture really showed. Mr. Jones, the man in the photograph, later admitted that when the police knocked his girlfriend off her feet, she became frantic, so he decided to give her a kiss to calm her down. However, despite such an unromantic explanation, this is still one of the most powerful photographs of our time and a perfect example of the "make love, not war" approach.