Edith Shain

Edith Shain passed away at the age of 92 last Sunday.
If you've no idea who she is, I don't blame you since I didn't know either but we all know the photo she is in so she will never be forgotten.

V–J day in Times Square by Alfred Eisenstaedt


Description what happened according to Alfred Eisenstaedt
In Times Square on V.J. Day I saw a sailor running along the street grabbing any and every girl in sight. Whether she was a grandmother, stout, thin, old, didn't make a difference. I was running ahead of him with my Leica looking back over my shoulder but none of the pictures that were possible pleased me. Then suddenly, in a flash, I saw something white being grabbed. I turned around and clicked the moment the sailor kissed the nurse. If she had been dressed in a dark dress I would never have taken the picture. If the sailor had worn a white uniform, the same. I took exactly four pictures. It was done within a few seconds.

Thanks for drawing this to our attention, Stefan. Who could forget this picture and all it represents?

And to think that today he would probably have been arrested and locked up.....


.....and thats just the photographer

It is an iconic image though, a good example that things dont have to be technically perfect if they have captured the moment so well.

Thanks Stefan