Vj Day Kiss Alfred Eisenstaedt

Taken on v j day 1945 as thousands jammed times square.

Vj day kiss alfred eisenstaedt. Who are the people in the kiss photo. Alfred eisenstaedt photojournalist for life magazine was in new york s time square hoping to capture a photo that was different from others. The contrast of zimmer s bright white uniform with mendonsa s dark suit caught eisenstaedt s eye. V j day in new york city 1945.

In new york times square was flooded with jubilation and excitement and this is where photographer alfred eisenstaedt found himself. It was here that he captured the photograph of a sailor kissing a dental nurse which has now become an iconic emblem of the allies military triumph. According to the photographer s account the sailor was elated weaving through the streets and kissing women as he went. V j day in times square also v day and the kiss is a photograph by alfred eisenstaedt that portrays a u s.

Photo by bettmann via getty. A jubilant american sailor clutched a dental assistant in a back bending kiss at a moment of spontaneous joy about the long awaited wwii victory over japan. Unconditional surrender is a three dimensional interpretation of a photo taken by alfred eisenstaedt of a sailor kissing a nurse in times square new york city on aug. Eisenstaedt waited for the sailor in black to approach the woman who was wearing all white.