a kiss in chaos

I love this photo. I love the story behind it: the way the photographer snapped it without any realization of how startling a picture it was, how the world latched onto it and demanded to know if it was real or a set up, and how the man's family identified him and helped them come forward to tell what was actually happening. A passionate couple too in love to care about the rioting? More like a reassuring kiss in the midst of chaos.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/17/vancouver-kiss-couple-riot-police

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43461996/ns/today-today_people/t/vancouver-kissing-couple-reveal-secret-viral-photo