the kiss

this photograph was taken at one of my favorite bars in nijmegen, the netherlands. i was playing around with my small fujifilm mx-1700 digital camera when i noticed this couple. i knew i had to capture their innocent love.

Camera
fujifilm mx-1700
Country
Netherlands
City
Nijmegen
Picture Year
2023
Photographer
Stela Malega
Keywords
kiss
bar
atmosphere
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stelqe
Quote
"Something exists in spite of everything else we know to be true of the world. Life is hopeless but it is not serious. We have to have danced while we could and, later, to have danced again in the telling." ('Tremor' by Teju Cole)
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