“V-J Times Square Kiss”
The photographer of the famous Times Square kiss between the sailor and the nurse is known as Alfred Eisenstaedt. The photo took place in Times Square, New York City after the ending of World War 2. August 14, 1945 is the day America gained a victory over Japan. During this day there was a variety of emotions being felt all around the world, however Americans were joyous. This photo reflects the feelings people were feeling. In the photo you have two people kissing and crowds of people smiling and hugging in the back ground.
Alfred Eisenstaedt was born in Germany in 1898 in December. In the year 1935 he decided to move to New York, USA. He became one of the first photographers for Life Magazine, he took over 2500 photos and had about 90 cover photos with Life Magazine. His most famous is the V-J photo. This photo became famous because of how well it captured what was happening on this important day and how people were affected by such an event. With all the chaos Alfred was not able to gather either of their names or information. It has been …show more content…
It was after the announcement that World War 2 was over and we were the victors over Japan. World War 2 took place globally from 1939-1945. The war began with the Soviet pushing Poland out of the east. Poland did not last long which made it easy for Germany and the Soviet to have power over the nation. The war than broke out in the west as Germany attacked Norway and then leading to Germany taking over Denmark. Germany eventually attacked majority if not all of the West by 1941. In 1941 Operation Barbarossa was put into action. Leading to the alliance of Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria who joined the Axis which already consisted of: Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and Japan. The Allies consisted of: U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, and
The photographer of the famous Times Square kiss between the sailor and the nurse is known as Alfred Eisenstaedt. The photo took place in Times Square, New York City after the ending of World War 2. August 14, 1945 is the day America gained a victory over Japan. During this day there was a variety of emotions being felt all around the world, however Americans were joyous. This photo reflects the feelings people were feeling. In the photo you have two people kissing and crowds of people smiling and hugging in the back ground.
Alfred Eisenstaedt was born in Germany in 1898 in December. In the year 1935 he decided to move to New York, USA. He became one of the first photographers for Life Magazine, he took over 2500 photos and had about 90 cover photos with Life Magazine. His most famous is the V-J photo. This photo became famous because of how well it captured what was happening on this important day and how people were affected by such an event. With all the chaos Alfred was not able to gather either of their names or information. It has been …show more content…
It was after the announcement that World War 2 was over and we were the victors over Japan. World War 2 took place globally from 1939-1945. The war began with the Soviet pushing Poland out of the east. Poland did not last long which made it easy for Germany and the Soviet to have power over the nation. The war than broke out in the west as Germany attacked Norway and then leading to Germany taking over Denmark. Germany eventually attacked majority if not all of the West by 1941. In 1941 Operation Barbarossa was put into action. Leading to the alliance of Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria who joined the Axis which already consisted of: Germany, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria and Japan. The Allies consisted of: U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, and