The tumultuous celebration of
V-J Day in Times Square,
New York City, 1945. 
 
RealAudio: Eisie talks about
his most famous photograph.
 
"In Times Square on V.J. Day, I saw a sailor running along the street grabbing every girl in sight. I was running ahead of him with my Leica looking back over my shoulder. Then suddenly, in a flash, I saw something white being grabbed. I turned around and clicked the moment the sailor kissed the nurse...I took exactly four pictures. It was done within a few seconds." 
- Alfred Eisenstaedt 
 
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