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Kissing in the Midst of a Riot

If you look at the center of this photo, you’ll see a couple kissing. No big deal, right? But, taking a closer look at the background makes the photo more interesting. It would seem that the couple is kissing in the midst of a riot. But, the truth is that this photo lies. The photographer of the photo, Richard Lam, admits “initially I thought one of them was hurt.” It was his editor however, who thought they were kissing, not hurt:

“I knew I had captured a ‘moment’ when I snapped the still forms against the backdrop of such chaos but it wasn’t until later when I returned to the rink to file my photos that my editor pointed out that the two people were not hurt, but kissing.”

 

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