Victory Kiss
by Jon Burch Photography
Title
Victory Kiss
Artist
Jon Burch Photography
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture/digital Painting
Description
Victory over Japan Day or V-J Day, is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered, effectively ending World War II, and subsequent anniversaries of that event. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made - to the afternoon of August 15, 1945, in Japan, and, because of time zone differences, to August 14, 1945 (when it was announced in the United States and the rest of the Americas and Eastern Pacific Islands) - as well as to September 2, 1945, when the signing of the surrender document occurred, officially ending World War II. People celebrated worldwide.
The best-known kiss that day appeared in V-J day in Times Square, one of the most famous photographs ever published by Life Magazine. It was shot on August 14, 1945, shortly after the announcement by President Truman occurred and people began to gather in celebration. Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt went to Times Square to take candid photographs and spotted a sailor who "grabbed something in white. And I stood there, and they kissed. And I snapped five times." Eisenstaedt's famous photograph is represented by this statue at the base of the ladder leading off of the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor. -Wikki
Digital effects were applied to the original image after the photograph was made. No electrons were harmed during the transition. Ordered images will not contain the FAA watermark.
Image copyright 2016 Jon Burch Photography all rights reserved.
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December 7th, 2015
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