Robert Doisneau, Kiss by the Hotel de Ville, 1950

I love this image and have for a very, very long time.  Besides the fact that it is in Paris (one of my all time favourite cities), to me this image screams romance.  A lot of people would consider it a cliche – but I consider it a classic.  It captures all of the things I hope our photography does –  natural pose, real emotion, classic styling – although it is clearly from a different era it is still timeless and that is what great photography is at its best.  You really feel like you are right there with the couple in that unique moment in time, for the briefest second, and then it is gone.  Except Doisneau captured it for us to enjoy and swoon over, forever…